Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement should be done when indicated, regardless of C-reactive protein and albumin levels

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 726-727

  Rodrigues, Daniald M ^a   Antaki, Fadi ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER PATIENT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; LETTER; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STROKE PATIENT;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80052205330     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.048     Document Type: Letter

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