Gastrostomy tube placement in patients with advanced dementia or near end of life

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 829-840

  Schwartz, Denise Baird ^a   Barrocas, Albert ^b   Wesley, John R ^c   Kliger, Gustavo ^d   Pontes Arruda, Alessandro ^e,f   Márquez, Humberto Arenas ^g   James, Rosemarie Lembo ^h   Monturo, Cheryl ⁱ   Lysen, Lucinda K ^j   Ditucci, Angela ^k  

^a Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^b ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^e Christus School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^f Baxter Healthcare   (Singapore)

^g Intestinal Failure Unit   (Mexico)

^h Martin Memorial Health Systems   (United States)

ⁱ WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j Nutrition Consultant   (United States)

^k VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

aged; dementia; enteral nutrition; ethics; nutritional support; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSATION; DEMENTIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; STOMACH TUBE; TERMINAL CARE; ALGORITHM; CONSENSUS; CONTRAINDICATIONS; DECISION MAKING; DIETETICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MANPOWER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DIETETICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911080656     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533614546890     Document Type: Article

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