Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PeG) feeding

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7755, 2010, Pages 1074-1078

  Kurien, Matthew ^a   McAlindon, Mark E ^b   Westaby, David ^c   Sanders, David S ^b  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

DEMENTIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH TUBE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBE FEEDING;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77953946032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c2414     Document Type: Review

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