Helping the general physician to improve outcomes after PEG insertion: How we changed our practice

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-137

  Skitt, L C ^a   Hurley, J J ^b   Turner, J K ^b   Green, A J ^b   Pinch, N ^b   Dolwani, S ^b   Swift, G L ^b   Green, J T ^b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriate referrals; Education; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Pre assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROSTOMY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GASTROSTOMY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79958105654     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-2-132     Document Type: Article

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