RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY MORTALITY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY IN PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN BRAZIL: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-CENTER SURVIVAL STUDY

RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY MORTALITY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY IN PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN BRAZIL: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-CENTER SURVIVAL STUDY

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the main accepted method for long-term tube feeding. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors associated with early mortality after PEG. METHODS: Retrospective survival analysis in a tertiary-level center in Recife, Brazil. We...

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Main Authors: Luiz Eduardo MIRANDA, Marcel Rolland Ciro da PENHA, Ana Clara Galindo MIRANDA, Diego Laurentino LIMA, Matheus Wanderly Fernandes COSTA, Alexandre de Oliveira AMORIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2019-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Deglutition disorders
Malnutrition
Enteral nutrition
Critical illness
Dementia
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