A PROCEDURE FOR PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY TUBE EXCHANGE IN PRIMARY CARE
Section: TEACHING TO LEARN
Authors
Manuel Rodríguez Aylagas, Ana María Alonso Benedí, Natalia García Catalán
Position
Enfermeros Centro de Salud San Pablo, Zaragoza.
Contact email: manuelroday@gmail.com
Abstract
In recent years, home-visiting care has substantially increased due to chronic diseases and new technologies. Therefore, a more specialized nursing care is needed. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion is a straightforward, safe and easy to care procedure, with a low cost and highly effective in patients requiring a long-term enteral nutrition because of swallowing difficulties. This is the procedure of choice, instead of a nasogastric tube and parenteral nutrition, and results in an intact gastrointestinal tract and a long life expectancy.
This is the reason why the present work was done, so as to spread the knowledge on PEG exchange procedure by means of some simple steps.
This is the reason why the present work was done, so as to spread the knowledge on PEG exchange procedure by means of some simple steps.
Keywords:
Enteral nutrition; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; parenteral nutrition; percutaneous gastric tube (PEG)
Versión en Español
Título:
Procedimiento para el cambio de sonda de gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea en atención primaria
