The primary methods of nasojejunal tube placement include endoscopic guidance ... and are associated with higher costs (12). Gastrostomy and jejunostomy are more appropriate for patients requiring ...

Readers who work in acute-care hospitals know the routine that often results in PEG tube placements documented in this study: A nursing home patient is admitted for an acute problem, a swallowing ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement. Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic ...

The price/earnings to growth ratio (PEG ratio) is a stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio divided by the growth rate of its earnings for a specified time period. The PEG ratio is used to determine ...