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Gastrostomy is done because a patient temporarily or permanently needs to be fed directly through a tube in the stomach.
This procedure can be done for:
1.Babies with birth abnormalities of the mouth, esophagus or stomach[e.g tracheal esophageal fistula]
2.Patients who cannot swallow correctly.
3.Patients who cannot take enough food by mouth to stay healthy.
4.Patients who often breath in food when eating.
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What are reasons for performing a gastrostomy?
A gastrostomy is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted through the wall of the abdomen and into the stomach. Two reasons for performing a gastrostomy are for feeding or drainage.
What is the purpose of a gastrostomy?
Gastrostomy is performed because a patient temporarily or permanently needs to be fed directly through a tube in the stomach. Reasons for feeding by gastrostomy include birth defects of the mouth, esophagus, or stomach, and problems.
What is another term for gastrostomy?
Gastrostomy, also called gastrostomy tube (g-tube) insertion
Surgical instruments needed for a open gastrostomy?
what are the surgical instruments use in a open gastrostomy??
What is the abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube?
The abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is: A PEG TUBE!
What characteristics does a successful gastrostomy have?
The patient is able to eat through the gastrostomy tube, or the stomach can be drained through the tube.
What alternatives to gastrostomy are there?
There are no alternatives to a gastrostomy because the decision to perform it is made when a person is unable to take in enough calories to meet the demands of his or her body.
What is a external feeding tube?
gastrostomy tube
Why would an individual need to have a gastrostomy performed?
A gastrostomy is a surgery, in which an artificial channel to the stomach is laid, to sustain nutrition of the patient. This is necessary when "normal" eating is no longer possible.
A sac used for storing ingested soil?
It is called colostomy or ileostomy or even gastrostomy dependently where the sack is inserted. Colostomy for the colon, ileostomy for the small intestine or gastrostomy for the stomach.
What mortality rates are associated with gastrostomy?
study performed in 1998 on hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who underwent gastrostomy revealed substantial mortality rates.
What does the medical abbreviation PEF mean?
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
