Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a method commonly used for providing long-term nutrition for patients unable to swallow but with a functioning gastrointestinal tract (Stefan et al, 1989).

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...

Thus, early enteral feeding may be beneficial in dysphagic stroke patients, but the evidence is not definitive. Early feeding can be accomplished with a nasogastric tube and a change to a PEG ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a common procedure that provides enteral access for the administration of tube feeding in patients who are unable to obtain adequate nutrition by mouth.

Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies or PEG feeding tubes go directly into the stomach through an incision in the skin. But many are being inserted - often without benefit and possibly causing harm - ...

July 15, 2014– Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube has become an "essential" technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition, ...