Medical devices most commonly used in LTCFs include central or peripheral venous catheters, indwelling urinary devices, feeding tubes and tracheostomy tubes. Aside from specific measurements aimed ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) consists of a feeding tube being inserted through the anterior abdominal wall to the stomach, employing an endoscopic technique. [52, 53] Patients who ...

"We don't actually know how long she would be okay without it, so it's a case of getting a new one ASAP." Tracheostomy tubes are used to create an opening in the windpipe to assist with breathing.

Dannii Sterling doesn't know how long her daughter Billie would survive without a tracheostomy tube, so it's a race against ...

With the growing number of children and young people with complex care needs or life-limiting conditions, alternative routes for nutrition have been established (such as gastrostomy feeding). The ...

Objective To assess the risks, benefits and resource implications of using home-blended food in children with gastrostomy tubes compared with currently recommended formula feeds. Design This is a ...