Gastrostomy, also called gastrostomy tube (g-tube) insertion
The medical term for surgical placement of a feeding tube from the exterior of the body into the stomach is "gastrostomy."
A gastrostomy is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted through the wall of the abdomen and into the stomach. Two reasons for performing a gastrostomy are for feeding or drainage.
what are the surgical instruments use in a open gastrostomy??
The abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is: A PEG TUBE!
The patient is able to eat through the gastrostomy tube, or the stomach can be drained through the tube.
Gastrostomy is performed because a patient temporarily or permanently needs to be fed directly through a tube in the stomach. Reasons for feeding by gastrostomy include birth defects of the mouth, esophagus, or stomach, and problems.
There are no alternatives to a gastrostomy because the decision to perform it is made when a person is unable to take in enough calories to meet the demands of his or her body.
gastrostomy tube
A gastrostomy is a surgery, in which an artificial channel to the stomach is laid, to sustain nutrition of the patient. This is necessary when "normal" eating is no longer possible.
Nutrients, either a special liquid formula or pureed food, are delivered to a patient through a tube directly into the gastrointestinal tract, usually into the stomach or small intestine.
It is called colostomy or ileostomy or even gastrostomy dependently where the sack is inserted. Colostomy for the colon, ileostomy for the small intestine or gastrostomy for the stomach.
study performed in 1998 on hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who underwent gastrostomy revealed substantial mortality rates.