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1 Δεκ 2000 · The prolongation of life is an important consideration in the decision to initiate long-term tube feeding. This report critically synthesizes the evidence regarding the impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement on survival in older persons.
13 Φεβ 2020 · Those who had a feeding tube placed before their 50s survived significantly longer (median of 28.48 months; more than two years), compared with patients undergoing the procedure at later ages...
In multivariable logistic regression analysis we found that significant baseline variables predictive of feeding tube removal at 3 months were younger age (34% at age 50, 15% at age 90), white race (31% white race, 18% black), male sex (34% men, 18% women), diagnosis other than ENT cancer (only 9% of cancer patients had tubes removed at 3 ...
The number of individuals aged ≥60 years is expected to rise from 800 million to 2 billion, reaching 22% of the total world population over the next 40 years. 1 Despite being the healthiest group in human history (average life expectancy for someone in their sixties is now longer by >16 years in many developed countries), the elderly are a ...
31 Μαΐ 2021 · The American Geriatric Society guidelines state that hand feeding can be as beneficial as tube feeding. Research has shown that administering a tube feed in those with advanced dementia has shown little to no benefit in prolonging end of life compared to intake of food by mouth.
28 Ιαν 2021 · Enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition (PN) using gastrostomy (GS) and a nasogastric tube feeding (NGT) and PN should be initiated for older patients based on their prognoses. This study aimed to investigate the long-term prognosis of patients aged ≥75 years who underwent enteral feeding via GS and NGT as well as PN.
28 Ιουλ 2022 · A recent meta-analysis found that patients who received PEG have lower complication rates and most likely a higher quality of life than patients with a nasogastric tube, although there was no significant difference in mortality rates .
