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A risk stratifying tool to facilitate safe late-stage percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in ALS
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Background: The safety of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with significant respiratory compromise has been questioned. Objectives: To review the characteristics of an ALS clinic patient cohort undergoing PEG, and the introduction of a risk stratification tool with procedural adaptations for higher-risk individuals. Methods: Patients undergoing PEG insertion were analysed (n=1... Expand abstract
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1080/21678421.2016.1274330
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- Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Journal website
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 3-4
- Pages:
- 243-248
- Publication date:
- 2017-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-12-13
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2167-9223
- ISSN:
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2167-8421
- Source identifiers:
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665097
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- Thompson et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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