Methods: During the period of March 1999 September 2004, placement of PEG tube was performed in 85 ... Patients who need enteral feeding generally have severe malnutrition. The most appropriate ...

The indications for enteral feeding via PEG tube are shown in Table 1. The predominant underlying illnesses were neurological diseases (65.9%: cerebral ischemia, 18.8%; cerebral hemorrhage ...

We should allow the underlying illness to take its course and not deprive a patient of a natural need that will cause him to ...

We report a study of enteral feeding by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 30 patients, the majority with a persistent vegetative state. All patients had previously been fed through a nasogastric ...

Mobility+ by Rockfield Medical Devices – an elastomeric lightweight, mobile, silent enteral feeding system for patients aged 2 years and older, with gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding tube. “I would ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment typically involves procedures and medications that help clear the airways. Other treatments may include antibiotics, pancreatic enzymes, a high-calorie diet, and ...

ease of feeding, need for any form of enteral tube feeding, duration of time required for feeding, and child’s overall experience of feeding), (3) child’s health status (eg, anthropometric ...

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