An audit to evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with learning disabilities.

Accessible Summary Patients with severe learning disabilities may lose weight and become malnourished for a variety of reasons., Insertion of a feeding tube through the abdomen, directly into the stomach can provide a reliable and permanent route for nutrition to be delivered., Our study of 42 patie...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 201 - 208
Autores principales: Ayres, Lachlan, Black, Chris, Scheepers, Mark, Shaw, Ian
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2015
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