What is the relevance of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on the survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 550-554

  Pena, Maria João ^a   Ravasco, Paula ^a   MacHado, Mariana ^a   Pinto, Anabela ^a   Pinto, Susana ^a   Rocha, Luz ^a   De Carvalho, Mamede ^a,b   Pinto, Helena Cortez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Body mass index; Nutritional status; Percutaneous gastrostomy; Survival

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84866093307     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2012.684215     Document Type: Article

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