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

The administration of artificial nutrition by means of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
(PEG) tube in older persons in the advanced stages of dementia is commonplace, yet the …

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

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 …

Aim: Enteral tube feeding for people with advanced dementia who have difficulty swallowing
and poor nutritional intake is common. Potential benefits or harms of this practice are …

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

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 …

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 …

Patients with advanced dementia frequently develop eating difficulties and weight loss.
Enteral feeding tubes are often used in this situation, yet benefits and risks of this therapy …