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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG),
the creation of a new opening in the stomach for enteral tube feedings. It can also be used for gastric decompression. PEG is accomplished by puncturing the abdominal wall after the stomach has been distended. A tube is then inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach under endoscopic guidance. It can be performed with the patient under local anesthesia or moderate sedation or analgesia in the endoscopic suite, in the operating room, or at bedside in the critical care unit. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy See PEG. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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NZNO agrees professional organisations should set the standards for expanded practice and points out that NZNO's colleges and sections have played a major role in the development of specialty standards, policies and guidelines for extensions for practice, notably the gastroenterology nurses' section with its policy guidelines for the RN First Assist for PEG tube placement, and the women's health section's Standards for Nurse Colposcopist Training. Studies looking at the PEG decision-making process concluded that the decision to insert a PEG tube was often made in a time of crisis, with incomplete information and no reasonable alternative to tube feeding being perceived. The Consortium also raises the question of cost, declaring that "health-care literature from 2007-09 estimates the annual cost of caring for a PEG tube at home to range from $9,000 to $25,000. |
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