The purpose of a surgeon inserting a PEG is:
Select one:
a. long-term tube feeding for nutrition support
b. it's better for meeting a patient's nutritional needs
c. it's better for meeting a patient's hydration needs
d. to provide supplemental continuous tube feeding
Ans. Correct option is A. PEG . PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrectomy, a procedure in which a tube placed in the stomach through abdominal wall. PEG allows nutrition , medication or fluid to be inserted directly in the stomach by passing mouth ot esophagus.
Not others why
Tube insertion is not a better option than mouths (naturally ) but if we have oral cancer , pharynx problem. So we have to reduce or no intake by mouth to increase healing. Then we insert a tube to meet the needs of body ,nutritionally .
D) Not only for supplement
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