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31 Μαΐ 2021 · Malnutrition can put the elderly more at risk for a compromised immune system, slower healing time, muscle weakness, and decreased bone mass all of which can lead to decreased health. A tube feed provides all nutritional needs to meet recommended caloric needs calculated by a registered dietitian.
19.3% of residents who had feeding tube placement needed tube replacement or repositioning within 145 days after insertion, and the median survival was 54 days after replacement; also, one-year mortality after feeding tube insertion was 64.1% with a median survival of 56 days after insertion
Although the duration of tube feeding ranged from 1 month to 8 years, they were able to follow 56 patients for 11 months. Indications for EN were refusal to swallow due to cognitive dysfunction, such as dementia (50%), dysphagia without obstruction (47%), and esophageal obstruction (3%).
1 Δεκ 2000 · PEG tubes may prolong life in selected populations. However, the majority of older patients selected for PEG placement will not survive 1 year after the procedure. Certain factors may identify those patients more likely to derive a survival benefit from long-term tube feeding.
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.
21 Ιαν 2021 · 1. Introduction. A feeding nasogastric tube is a flexible, fine-bore, radio-opaque tube passed into the stomach via the nose. It is used to deliver nutritional support and medications to patients who are unable to swallow or are unable to meet their nutritional requirements by mouth.
The families of patients who receive gastric feeding tubes have very high expectations about longevity and improved functioning after feeding tube insertion. These high expectations persist over a 6-month period in spite of an overall lack of clinical improvement in recipients of gastric feeding tubes, with overall high levels of dependence in ...
