Gastrostomy Tube Placement by Radiological Methods for Older Patients Requiring Enteral Nutrition: Not to be Forgotten

Frontiers in Medicine

Vered Hermush¹ 

关键词: elderly;    enteral nutrition;    percutaneous radiological gastrostomy;    survival;    feeding tube;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2018.00274

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: The use of gastrostomy tubes for long-term nutritional support in older patients is frequent. Percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement may be performed using various techniques, including endoscopic, surgical, and radiologically-guided methods. While percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement is the most widely used and accepted approach, experience with the use of percutaneous radiological gastrostomy (PRG) is more limited.

【 授权许可】

CC BY