Percutaneous Enteral Feeding Access

First Things First (assess for and treat the following)

• Enteral nutrition is an important component in the management of critically ill patients.
• Percutaneous enteral access developed as an alternative to laparotomy for feeding tube placement (eg, open gastrostomy & open jejunostomy).
  • Percutaneous enteral feeding tubes encompass a variety of techniques
    • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
    • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEGJ)
    • Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy (PRG)