Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), in elderly patients with dementia and anorexia. Medical and ethical issues regarding placement.
CONCLUSIONS: When compared with controls matched for age, elderly patients with cognitive impairment who have feeding gastrostomy do not demonstrate improved survival.
KEY WORDS: Anorexia, Dementia, Elderly, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy.
PMID: 30337506 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - Category: Surgery Tags: Ann Ital Chir Source Type: research
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