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Helping the patient with reduced hydration/nutrition 7: Managing a gastrostomy

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Arrowsmith H. Nursing Management of patients receiving gastrostomy feeding.  British Journal of Nursing 1996; 5:  268-73.

Boyd K.J. Beeken L.  Tube feeding in palliative care: benefits and problems Palliative Medicine, 1994; 8: 156-158.

Campos ACL, Butters M and  Meguid MM. Home enteral nutrition via gastrostomy in advanced head and neck cancer patients. Head and Neck  1990;  12:  137-42.

Dwolatzky T. Berezovski S. Friedmann R. Paz J. Clarfield AM. Stessman J. Hamburger R. Jaul E. Friedlander Y. Rosin A. Sonnenblick M. A prospective comparison of the use of nasogastric and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes for long-term enteral feeding in older people. Clinical Nutrition. 2001; 20(6): 535-40.

Gauderer MW. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and the evolution of contemporary long-term enteral access. Clinical Nutrition. 2002; 21(2):103-10.

Goodhall L. Tube feeding dilemmas: can artificial nutrition and hydration be legally or ethically withheld or withdrawn? Journal of Advanced Nursing 1997, 25: 217-222.

Howell M. Do nurses know enough about percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy?. Nursing Times. 2002; 98(17): 40-2.

Kimber CP, Beasley SW.  Limitations of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in facilitating eneteral nutrition in children: review of the shortcomings of a new technique. Journal of Paediatric and Child Health, 1999; 35: 427-31.

Laing B, Smithers M and  Harper J. Percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy: a safe option? Medical Journal of Australia, 1994:161:  308-10.

Larson D. Burton DD. Scgroeder KW.  Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy. Indicates success, complications and mortality in 314 consecutive patients.  Gastoenterology 1987; 93: 48-52.

Mandal A, Steel A, Davidson AR, Ashby C.  Day-case percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a viable proposition?  Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2000; 76: 157-9.

Myssiorek D, Siegel D, Vambutas A. Fluoroscopically placed gastrostomies in the head an neck patient. Laryngoscope, 1998; 108: 1557-60.

Norton B, Homer-Ward M, Donelly MT, Long RG, Holmes GKT. A randomised prospective comparison of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and nasogastric tube feeding after dysphagic stroke. British Medical Journal, 1996; 312: 13-6.

Pennington C. To PEG or not to PEG. Clinical Medicine. 2002; 2(3): 250-5.

Raha S. Woodhouse K.  Who should have a PEG?  Age and Ageing 1993; 22: 313-315.

Stratton R. Use and benefits of enteral nutrition. Primary Health Care, 2002; 12(2): 25-30. White S. Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy P.E.G. Nursing Standard 1998; 12:  April 1-7.