Revalidation of Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Helical Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

• Published in: Current oncology (Toronto) Vol. 31; no. 11; pp. 6938 - 6955
• Main Authors: Brown, Teresa E, Byrnes, Angela, Chan, Aaron C, Dwyer, Kathleen, Edwards, Anna, Blake, Claire L, Banks, Merrilyn D, Hughes, Brett G M, Lin, Charles Y, Kenny, Lizbeth M, Spurgin, Ann-Louise, Bauer, Judith D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.11.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cancer patients; Care and treatment; Comparative analysis; enteral feeding; Enteral Nutrition - methods; Female; gastrostomy; Gastrostomy - methods; Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Head and neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; nutrition; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods; Australia; radiotherapy; enteral feeding; nutrition; gastrostomy; head and neck cancer

The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) Swallowing and Nutrition Management Guidelines for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer were developed to enable evidence-based decision-making by the Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Team (H&N MDT) regarding enteral nutrition support options. The...