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Background: The appropriate timing of gastrostomy tube placement in patients with acute ischemic stroke who have dysphagia remains unclear. Objective:To identify factors and outcomes associated with ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was associated with lower odds of blood transfusion, colon perforation, and mortality than surgical gastrostomy. The technique was also associated with higher odds ...

A Connecticut woman who was allegedly impersonating a licensed nurse and performing unauthorized procedures and the woman who owned the staffing agency that hired her have been arrested on multiple ...

Researchers compared the procedural metrics, complication profiles, and feeding outcomes of percutaneous, endoscopic, and laparoscopic-assisted gastrostomy. Laparoscopic and laparoscopic-assisted PEG ...

Dysphagia is a common neurologic deficit following ischemic stroke. As a result, patients often require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for safe maintenance of sufficient ...

My mom has dementia and problems with her esophagus due to diverticulitis, which has stopped her from eating normal foods. She never listened to my advice to stop eating everything she wanted, and now ...

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who get a feeding tube placed after losing a lot of weight are more likely to die within a few months than those who receive feeding support before ...