Feeding tube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called enteral feeding or tube feed...
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PEG stands for percutaneous (through the skin) endoscopic gastrotomy (stomach tube). When patients are unable to eat to nourish themselves, then a PEG tube may be placed through the skin into the stomach. Here you see the tube within the stomach.
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube ( PEG tube ) is generally placed into a patient's stomach as a means of feeding them when they are unable to eat. It is an endoscopic procedure for placi...
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Gastrostomy tube insertion; G-tube insertion; PEG tube insertion; Stomach tube insertion; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion ... Gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is often done through the mouth, by a procedure called endoscopy. Local numbing medicines and intravenous sleep medicines are used.
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Placing a feeding tube may increase patient suffering. The mortality rate related to the placement of the PEG tube is generally low, ranging from zero to 2 percent.
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The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube provides nutrition for patients who are having difficulty swallowing. The internal bumper rests in the stomach, and the adapter exits through the skin of the abdomen.
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AAFP Home Page > News & Publications > Journals > FPM > February 2004 ... Replacing a PEG tube ... Q What code should be submitted if a previously placed percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) tube comes out on a patient in a nursing home and is replaced by a physician who did not initially place the PEG tube?
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The PEG tube may be used to feed you, or to give you medicine or liquids for a period of time. It does not always have to be permanent or the only source of nutrition. Why Might I Need a PEG Tube? You may need a PEG tube if you: cannot eat or drink.
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