Evaluation of percutaneous endoscopic feeding tube placement in obese patients

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 723-727

  Wiggins, Travis F ^a   Garrow, Donald A ^b   DeLegge, Mark H ^b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Enteral nutrition; Gastroenterology; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELLULITIS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNOSTOMY TUBE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH TUBE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; JEJUNOSTOMY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549168377     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533609349250     Document Type: Article

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