Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has evolved into a common low-risk
procedure in current medical practice. Clinical evidence supporting the use of tube feedings …

Objective: In advanced dementia, many difficult decisions may arise as the disease
progresses, including whether to use feeding by tube. Several recent articles question the …

A consensus among geriatricians, ethicists, and neurologists supports a palliative approach
to the care of individuals with late-stage dementia. But ten years after the publication of the …

As the population ages, the incidence of dementia increases. All types of dementia, whether
they are reversible or irreversible, lead to loss of intellectual function and judgment, memory …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes are being placed with increasing frequency in
the United States among elderly patients with dementia. Health care providers believe there …

Objectives: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is a widely used
method for long‐term enteral feeding of demented patients unable to take sufficient food by …

Objectives To evaluate physician knowledge and perceptions about the American Board of
Internal Medicine/American Geriatrics Society (ABIM/AGS) Choosing Wisely …

Individuals with dementia inevitably experience decreased oral intake when they are no
longer able to recognize food, feed themselves independently, or experience swallowing …

Background Artificial feeding by a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube in
patients with dementia has increased since the introduction of the endoscopic method of …

When eating difficulties arise, feeding tubes are not recommended for older adults with
advanced dementia. Careful hand feeding should be offered because hand feeding has …