Outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care center in Turkey

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GÜNDOĞAN K., Yurci A., Coskun R., BAŞKOL M., GÜRSOY Ş., Hebbar G., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.68, no.4, pp.437-440, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.11
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.437-440
  • Keywords: PEG, gastrostomy, enteral nutrition, tube feeding, Turkey, AMYOTROPHIC-LATERAL-SCLEROSIS, CANCER-PATIENTS, TUBE PLACEMENT, ANTIBIOTIC-PROPHYLAXIS, NONOPERATIVE TECHNIQUE, ENTERAL NUTRITION, TRAUMA PATIENTS, RISK-FACTORS, COMPLICATIONS, PEG
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis characterizing patients receiving tube feeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement between 2004 and 2012 at Erciyes University Hospital in Turkey.