Practice variation in PEG tube placement: trends and predictors among providers in the United States

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 37 - 45
• Main Authors: Day, Lukejohn W., MD, Nazareth, Michelle, MD, Sewell, Justin L., MD, MPH, Williams, J. Lucas, MPH, Lieberman, David A., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Enteral Nutrition - methods; Female; Gastroenterology - methods; Gastroenterology - statistics & numerical data; Gastroenterology - trends; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gastrostomy - methods; Gastrostomy - statistics & numerical data; Gastrostomy - trends; Gastrostomy - utilization; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends; Retrospective Studies; United States; Young Adult; United States; health maintenance organization; Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative; veterans affairs; IR; interventional radiology; National Endoscopic Database; HMO; VA; CORI; NED

Background Enteral access placement is performed among a variety of providers and specialties, yet there is a dearth of literature on trends and factors related to enteral access placement in the United States. Objective To examine trends in the incidence of enteral access procedures performed by ga...