PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY AND JEJUNOSTOMY

Course overview

PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY (PEG) AND PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTRO-JEJUNAL (PEG-J) TUBES ARE COMMON PROCEDURES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE LONG-TERM NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF THIS PROCEDURE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE AND UNDERGO PLACEMENT OF PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY AND JEJUNOSTOMY.