Mental incapacity in hospitalised patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-229

  Rahman, M ^a   Evans, K E ^a   Arif, N ^a   Gorard, D A ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Consent; Enteral nutrition; Gastrostomy; PEG; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PREVALENCE; STOMACH TUBE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858748895     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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