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Gastrostomy tube

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Gastrostomy tube
Stomach tube for feeding.
Mentioned in: Tracheoesophageal Fistula
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McCormick wrote: "Imagine a three-hundred-bed Catholic hospital with all beds supporting PVS patients maintained for months, even years by gastrostomy tubes.
McCormick was right by Galligan, Andy / Commonweal
Certainly, those Otolaryngology centers and individuals performing percutaneous placement of feeding gastrostomy tubes are fully equipped to complete the process by teaching and performing EGD.
It is time for Otolaryngologists to perform EGD by Moss, Richard / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
However, studies by Murphy and Lipman, as well as Finucane et al, conclude that there are no documented changes in nutritional status, pressure sores, or other functional status following gastrostomy tube placement in these residents.
Managing dysphagia in residents with dementia: skilled intervention ... by Curfman, Sue / Nursing Homes
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