Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding is beneficial in patients with advanced dementia.

CONCLUSIONS: Mortality and CRP levels were statistically significantly higher in the advanced dementia group not fed via PEG. The mortality and rate of complications in the dementia group were similar to those in the stroke group. Feeding with PEG-tubes is a proper and preferable method for advanced dementia patients. PMID: 31826365 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31826365?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - December 12, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rakici H, Ayvaz MA Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research