Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy versus Nasogastric Tube Feeding: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Increases Risk for Pneumonia Requiring Hospital Admission

Background: Aspiration pneumonia is the most common cause of death in patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding. This study aimed to compare PEG versus NGT feeding regarding the risk of pneumonia, according to the severity of pooling secretions in the...

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Autores principales: Chang, Wei-Kuo, Huang, Hsin-Hung, Lin, Hsuan-Hwai, Tsai, Chen-Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6950210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31817381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11122969

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6950210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31817381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11122969

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