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An overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit

Critically ill patients are at increased risk for malnutrition as they often have underlying acute and chronic illness, stress related catabolism, decreased appetite, trauma and ongoing inflammation. Malnutrition is recognized as a leading cause of adverse outcomes, higher mortality, and increased h...

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Autores principales: Wei, Margaret, Ho, Elliot, Hegde, Pravachan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34527366
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-19-3728