Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy A Solution for Aspiration Pneumonia, or Just An Illusion?
Percutaneous enteral gastrostomy reduces aspiration pneumonia in general, but there remain risks, particularly in patients with stroke or esophageal cancer. Supine position and discontinuation of primary caregiver who had been trained about PEG are major risk factors.
Authors
- Dorina Esendağlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-2952)
- Gaye Ulubay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2478-9985)
- Aycan Yüksel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0183-6232)
- Polina Nezalzova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6574-6896)
Institutions
- Başkent University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2025.24632
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00