The number of older people with impaired swallowing function increases with aging
population. Aspiration pneumonia is one of the most cases of pneumonia developing among …

Background: Despite extensive discussion about percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
(PEG) in nursing home residents, no prevalence data exist in most countries. Objective: This …

OBJECTIVES To identify trends in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
placement and intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) in nonhospital settings (as a potential …

There is little evidence regarding the long-term prognosis of patients with aspiration
pneumonia. This study aimed to investigate post-discharge survival time and prognostic …

Background. Despite controversy and increasing use of enteral nutrition (EN) among elderly
people, descriptive population‐based data are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine how geriatricians decide the indication of tube
feeding in the elderly with eating difficulty as a result of several disorders, and to determine …

The aim of this study was to examine nurses' thinking regarding the indications for tube
feeding in older adults with eating difficulties and to determine whether the team approach …

BACKGROUND: Providing enteral nutrition is critical in multiple circumstances.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is now the preferential route for long-term …

抄録 本邦は欧州に比べ高い割合で高齢者に対し胃瘻を中心とした経管栄養療法 (Tube Feeding;
TF) が行われている. TF は経口摂取困難者に対する栄養状態の改善には効果がある一方 …