Authors

Montserrat Prado Rodríguez-Barbero

Position

Diplomada Universitaria en Enfermería y Licenciada en Antropología Social y Cultural. Servicio de Urgencias en el Hospital Virgen de Altagracia, Ciudad Real (España).

Contact address

C/ Terrero, 34. 13250 Daimiel, Ciudad Real.

Contact email: chupimonse@hotmail.com

Abstract

Several pathological processes can cause nutritional imbalances, which can be addressed in several ways depending on the circumstances of each patient, with the same objective of covering his/her caloric needs.  
Enteral feeding is an alternative when it is not possible to administer food orally but the digestive system continues to function.  In order to use this route it is necessary to insert a feeding tube, one of its ends remaining outside the body and the other in one of the different segments of the digestive tube.  
This article describes the enteral feeding technique via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or PEG tube, its indications of use, potential complications and the specific care of the patient to ensure the technique’s proper functioning and to avoid or promptly identify its complications.  

Keywords:

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; enteral feeding; feeding tubes; nutrition; stoma caremedical-surgical Nursing

Versión en Español

Título:

Cuidados del paciente con gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea