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A study of elderly Japanese patients with dementia who were fed via PEG showed evidence of reduced incidence of aspiration pneumonia with prolonged survival rate of more than two years compared with dementia patients fed via the nasogastric (NG) tube .
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One study of PEG feeding (4421 participants: 1585 PEG, 2836...
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15 kwi 2002 · Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes often have been used for this purpose, and it is estimated that approximately 30 percent of all PEG tubes are placed in patients with dementia....
One study of PEG feeding (4421 participants: 1585 PEG, 2836 no enteral tube feeding) found PEG feeding increased the risk of pressure ulcers (moderate‐certainty evidence). Two of three studies reported an increase in the number of pressure ulcers in those receiving mixed or unspecified enteral tube feeding (234 participants: 88 enteral tube ...
17 lip 2014 · Feeding tubes are not recommended for older adults with advanced dementia. Careful hand feeding should be offered; for persons with advanced dementia, hand feeding is at least as good as tube feeding for the outcomes of death, aspiration pneumonia, functional status, and comfort.
PEG compared to no tube; a nasogastric tube compared to no tube; orPEG, nasogastric and other types of tube feeding compared to no tube was effective and whether tube feeding caused any unwanted effects in adults of any age with severe dementia and poor intake of food and drink.
20 lip 2015 · After all, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding can deliver 2,000 calories per day with minimal staff effort.
1 lut 2021 · The most common way to feed patients with advanced dementia with eating difficulties is through the use of artificial tube feeding, such as nasogastric (NG) tubes, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), or jejunostomy.
