PEG tube nursing care: Care must be taken when deciding to use, siting and managing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes (PEG tubes) to avoid errors or complications that could prove fatal.

CHICAGO -- Centenarians who required percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) appeared to do as well with the tube placement, researchers reported here. In-hospital mortality for the 30 patients over ...

July 15, 2014– Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube has become an "essential" technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Despite the common clinical practice of delaying feedings after [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)] ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Due to growing use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes among children with feeding and nutrition ...

In children, gastrostomy tube placement is traditionally performed using a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube (PEG-T). The PEG button (PEG-B) is a skin-level device with a shorter tube, ...

Gastrostomy tube site leakage and subsequent skin breakdown, the most common complications of gastrostomy tubes, occur when one or both of the seals are broken, causing the tube to be ineffective or ...

Cite this: The Who, What, Why, and How-To Guide for Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Infants - Medscape - Aug 01, 2003. Radiologic approach The gastrostomy tube is guided into the correct position using ...