Dwell time and functional failure in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes: A prospective randomized-controlled comparison between silicon polymer and polyurethane percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 875-882

  Blacka, J ^a   Donoghue, J ^b,d   Sutherland, M ^c   Martincich, I ^d   Mitten Lewis, S ^b   Morris, P ^d   Meredith, G ^c  

^a Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBE; TUBE FEEDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYURETHANES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7044249046     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02191.x     Document Type: Article

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