Percutaneous Enteral Feeding Access
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- 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)
- Percutaneous enteral feeding tubes encompass a variety of techniques
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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)
- Percutaneous enteral feeding tubes encompass a variety of techniques
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