9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook PEG tube Abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a lin...
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding of nursing home residents is not associated with improved body composition parameters. J Nutr Health Aging. 2013 Feb;17(2):162–5. PMID: 23364496. eng. View ArticleS. Kimyagarov,D. Turgeman,Y. Fleissig,R. Klid,B. Kopel,Abraham Adunsky...
Jejunal tube PEG NCJ: Fine-needle catheter jejunostomy PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy PEJ: Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy PFG: Percutaneous fluoroscopically guided gastrostomy PFJ: Percutaneous fluoroscopically guided jejunostomy PLG: Percutaneous laparoscopic gastrostomy PLJ: Percutaneous la...
The procedure involves gastroscopy under sedation to identify tube placement site, place the tube and check it has been placed correctly. Serious complications include peritonitis and perforation of the colon. Frequent observations immediately after placement are essential. With good nursing care, ...
[Long-term follow-up after tympanostomy tube insertion in children with serous otitis media]. The authors report about the efficacy of inserted tympanostomy tube in children with serous otitis media.The aim of the authors was to assess the status of... Gabriella,Fekete-Szabó,Fekete,... - ...
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gag reflex, unconscious, or semiconscious patients, and patients prone to regurgitation or aspiration. Such patients should be observed during administration of PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution, especially if it is administered via nasogastric tube. ...
Replacing gastrostomy tubes with collapsible bumpers in pediatric patients: Is it safe to "cut" the tube and allow the bumper to pass enterally? Purpose: The "cut and push" technique for removal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes with collapsible bumpers offers an alternative to ...
The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube: a nurse's guide to PEG tubes. Nurses are primarily responsible for the care and maintenance of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes and yet their care is not often included i... S Simons,R Remington - Medsurg nursing : official journal of...
Patient education on PEG tube care at homedoi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000919008.15130.5cDeltra,MuokiNursing