Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Despite the common clinical practice of delaying feedings after [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)] ...

Several medications interact with EN, and patients should be monitored for altered clinical response or subtherapeutic drug levels. [13] The more common drug–nutrient interactions are described below.

Q: Does tube feeding help wound healing? A: The decision to place a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG) is a difficult one. The inability to eat or drink often accompanies people ...

With CoapTech, Steven Tropello and Howard Carolan are working on new technology for replacing patients’ feeding tubes. The approach, called Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy, or PUG, utilizes a ...

When someone is very ill or has had surgery that interrupts ordinary ways of eating and drinking, tube feeding is a life-saving necessity, but it’s cumbersome and uncomfortable to use. Luminoah aims ...

A new study measured use of feeding tubes in Canadian nursing home residents, finding similar trends to those in the United States. Many people with advanced dementia have a hard time eating, but ...