Safety and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy May Be Improved by Proper Pre- and Post-Positioning Management of Elderly Patients with Multimorbidity
The impact of the risk factors recognized by the literature on complications and mortality could be probably mitigated by improving the PEG placement techniques and pre- and post-PEG placement patient management practices. Data on the prevalence of complications and mortality must be interpreted in correlation to this information.
Authors
- P. Orlandoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1786-6743)
- Nikolina Jukic Peladic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-2917)
Institutions
- Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172893
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93