Percutaneous gastrostomy: troubleshooting complications

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Jun;77(6):C86-90. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.6.C86.

Authors

Mario Lepore¹, Daniel Jb Marks², Marcus Wn Harbord³

Affiliations

¹ FY1 Doctor in the Department of Medicine, West Middlesex Hospital, Middlesex.
² ST6 Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College London Hospital, London.
³ Consultant Gastroenterologist in the Department of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH.

PMID: 27269765
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.6.C86

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Catheter Obstruction
Cellulitis / prevention & control
Cellulitis / therapy
Enteral Nutrition / methods*
Gastric Outlet Obstruction / prevention & control
Gastric Outlet Obstruction / therapy
Gastroscopy / methods*
Gastrostomy / methods*
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / prevention & control
Intestinal Perforation / therapy
Patient Selection*
Peritonitis / prevention & control
Peritonitis / therapy
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Postoperative Hemorrhage / prevention & control
Postoperative Hemorrhage / therapy
Preoperative Care / methods
Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents / prevention & control
Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents / therapy