Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

S Raha1, P Finucane, D Duncan

  • 1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|July 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Supporting Canadian families of children with disabilities: unmet needs and service gaps.

Frontiers in public health·2026
Same author

Bovine TB infection status in cattle in Great Britain in 2023.

The Veterinary record·2025
Same author

What supports and services post COVID-19 do children with disabilities and their parents need and want, now and into the future?

Frontiers in public health·2024
Same author

A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a clinical protocol to manage hypotension during major non-cardiac surgery.

Anaesthesia·2023
Same author

Bovine TB infection status in cattle in Great Britain in 2021.

The Veterinary record·2023
Same author

Bovine TB infection status in cattle in Great Britain in 2020.

The Veterinary record·2022
Same journal

The autopsy in the 1990s.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
Same journal

Screening for breast cancer.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
Same journal

Cost-effective monotherapy of concomitant benign prostatic hyperplasia and hypertension.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
Same journal

Liposarcoma: a review of current diagnosis and management.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
Same journal

How to do it in surgery: laparoscopic rectopexy.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
Same journal

The management of ovarian cancer.

British journal of hospital medicine·1999
See all related articles

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy offers a safe and simple feeding solution for patients with swallowing difficulties. This procedure provides an effective alternative to prolonged nasogastric tube feeding or surgical gastrostomy.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopic Procedures
  • Clinical Nutrition

Background:

  • Dysphagia presents significant challenges in nutritional management.
  • Long-term nasogastric feeding and surgical gastrostomy have limitations.
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has emerged as a viable alternative.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
  • To compare PEG with traditional feeding methods for dysphagic patients.
  • To assess the safety and simplicity of the PEG procedure.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on PEG procedures.
  • Analysis of patient outcomes comparing PEG with nasogastric feeding and surgical gastrostomy.
  • Assessment of procedural ease and complication rates.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a practical option for long-term enteral nutrition.
  • The procedure is technically straightforward to perform.
  • PEG demonstrates a favorable safety profile for managing dysphagia.

Conclusions:

  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a valuable and safe alternative for nutritional support in dysphagic individuals.
  • PEG simplifies feeding management compared to prolonged nasogastric tubes or surgical interventions.
  • The procedure's ease of performance and safety make it a preferred choice.