Acceptance and perception of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy by patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancer

• Published in: British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 19 - 22
• Main Authors: Mighell, A.J, Carton, A.T.M, Boobis, L.H, Stassen, L.F.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1995
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Dentistry; Digestive System Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Enteral Nutrition - methods; Enteral Nutrition - psychology; Female; Gastrostomy - methods; Gastrostomy - psychology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Satisfaction; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Surgeons have identified a role for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in selected patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancer, but little is known about the patient's acceptance and perception of PEG. Nineteen patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancer had placement of a PEG and...