Survival, Functional Status, and Eating Ability After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement for Acute Stroke

ConclusionIn this community‐based sample, individuals who had had a stroke and a PEG tube placed had high mortality, and survivors were unlikely to be functional or mobile or to recover eating ability after hospitalization. A palliative care discussion including goals of care should occur before PEG tube placement is considered.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - April 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Karl Meisel, Robert M. Arnold, Irena Stijacic Cenzer, John Boscardin, Alexander K. Smith Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research