Assessing and predicting successful tube placement outcomes in ALS patients

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Beggs, Kathleen ^a   Choi, Marcia ^a   Travlos, Andrew ^b  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Bulbar function; Feeding tubes; Nutrition; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPEECH; SWALLOWING; WEIGHT CHANGE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSARTHRIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77649286681     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960903207377     Document Type: Review

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