After a PEG feeding tube has been placed, it takes a little while to regain consciousness due to the medication administered. The throat may hurt a little. After all, a lot has been pushed through there for the procedure. But that will soon go away. As a PEG tube is often established as part of …
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How a PEG feeding tube is placed
The placing of a PEG feeding tube is a surgical procedure. The name percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy already reveals a lot about the procedure. An endoscope is used to perform a stomach endoscopy (gastroscopy). It also passes through the skin (percutaneous). The procedure is carried out in the endoscopic department of a hospital. The person receiving …
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What is a feeding tube?
“What actually is a feeding tube?” The question sounds banal at this point. Nevertheless, I think it makes sense to clarify the terminology first. Because when you’re confronted with this topic for the first time, it’s important to know what we’re actually talking about. If you’re unlucky, you (like me at the time) come into …
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