Safety of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Advanced ALS Patients with Non-invasive Ventilation.

CONCLUSION: The procedure and tube placement of a gastrostomy can be safely performed in ALS patients with minimal FVC regardless of ventilation invasiveness. We suggest that there should be new standard for FVC % of predicted to facilitate performing gastrostomy in ALS patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 32914883 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research