A retrospective matched cohort study evaluating the effects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes on nutritional status and survival in patients with advanced gastroesophageal malignancies undergoing systemic anti-cancer therapy

BACKGROUND: Many patients with cancer or other systemic illnesses can experience malnutrition. One way to mitigate malnutrition is by insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube (PEG tube). The goal of this retrospective matched cohort study is to evaluate if PEG tube placement i...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Scott, Williams, John P., Bhatti, Harsimrandeep, Kachaamy, Toufic, Weber, Jeffrey, Weiss, Glen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188628

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