The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube: medical and ethical issues in placement

Offering and recommending PEG tube placement to patients has been a topic of considerable interest in the medical literature. The role of individual health care professionals in the decision making process is poorly defined. PEG tubes are often placed inappropriately because of unrealistic and inacc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003-02, Vol.98 (2), p.272-277
Hauptverfasser:	Angus, Floyd, Burakoff, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Algorithms Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Diseases of the digestive system Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Enteral Nutrition Ethics, Medical Gastrostomy - instrumentation Health Services for the Aged Humans Intubation, Gastrointestinal Medical sciences Neoplasms - therapy Nervous System Diseases - therapy Quality of Life Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
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