title: The role of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in spinal cord injured patients.
abstract: Our experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in spinal cord injured patients is described. We have shown it to be a safe, comfortable and easily managed method of providing an adequate nutritional and fluid intake in patients requiring long-term tube feeding. It avoids the risks of intravenous feeding and the serious complications of oesophageal ulceration and stricture, which may occur with prolonged nasogastric intubation.
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005526:Food, Formulated; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*