Rahnemai-Azar et al listed conditions associated with referral for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. The authors are from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
Conditions associated with referral for PEG tube placement:
(1) neurologic disorder
(2) cancer
(3) gastrointestinal disorder
(4) miscellaneous disorder
Neurologic disorders:
(1) cerebrovascular disease
(2) motor neuron disease
(3) multiple sclerosis
(4) Parkinson's disease
(5) cerebral palsy
(6) dementia
(7) cerebral tumor
(8) psychomotor retardation
(9) reduced level of consciousness
Cancer:
(1) head and neck cancer
(2) esophageal cancer
(3) intra-abdominal malignancy
Gastrointestinal disorders:
(1) short bowel syndrome
(2) gastric decompression
(3) congenital anomaly of upper GI tract
(4) fistula of upper GI tract
Miscellaneous disorder:
(1) burns
(2) cystic fibrosis
(3) facial surgery
(4) poly-trauma
(5) chronic renal failure
(6) HIV/AIDS
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