Making sense of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is increasingly becoming the method of choice for patients requiring long term enternal nutrition (for example, those suffering from cystic fibrosis, or neuromuscular disorders). This paper explains the technique and care associated with PEG insertion.
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Yuill
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D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans