title: Managing the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an effective means of providing alimentation to patients who are unable to swallow. Commercial kits that contain the necessary equipment are now available and are easy to assemble and insert. Because of its safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness, this procedure will probably become the preferred technique for inserting the feeding tube. Management of the patient and the tube, as reviewed here, can be learned quickly.
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D020699:Gastroscopes; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans