Basic geriatric assessment does not predict in-hospital mortality after PEG placement
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an established procedure for long-term nutrition. However, studies have underlined the importance of proper patient selection as mortality has been shown to be relatively high in acute ill...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/52 |