Gastrostomy tube placement in patients with advanced dementia or near end of life

• Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice Vol. 29; no. 6; p. 829
• Main Authors: Schwartz, Denise Baird, Barrocas, Albert, Wesley, John R, Kliger, Gustavo, Pontes-Arruda, Alessandro, Márquez, Humberto Arenas, James, Rosemarie Lembo, Monturo, Cheryl, Lysen, Lucinda K, DiTucci, Angela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Attitude of Health Personnel; Checklist; Consensus; Contraindications; Decision Making; Dementia - physiopathology; Dietetics - manpower; Dietetics - standards; Enteral Nutrition - standards; Evidence-Based Medicine; Family; Gastrostomy; Humans; Patient-Centered Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Severity of Illness Index; Societies, Scientific; Terminal Care - standards; United States; enteral nutrition; aged; dementia; nutritional support; terminal care; ethics

Based on current scientific literature, gastrostomy tube (G-tube) placement or other long-term enteral access devices should be withheld in patients with advanced dementia or other near end-of-life conditions. In many instances healthcare providers are not optimally equipped to implement this recomm...