Utility of esophageal gastroduodenoscopy at the time of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in trauma patients

Utility of esophageal gastroduodenoscopy at the time of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in trauma patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The utility of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) performed at the time of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is unclear. We examined whether EGD at time of PEG yielded clinically useful information important in patient care. We...

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Main Authors: Scalea Thomas M, Bochicchio Grant V, Haan James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/2/1/18

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