Use of gastrostomies in usual practice in the Czech Republic, Germany and Turkey

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F13%3A10193509" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/13:10193509 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00064165:_____/13:10193509

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2012.12.004" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2012.12.004</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2012.12.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.eurger.2012.12.004</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Use of gastrostomies in usual practice in the Czech Republic, Germany and Turkey

Original language description

Gastrostomy tube feeding is used to maintain or improve nutritional status in older patients with severe dysphagia and/or severe malnutrition due to different diseases. This paper explores the use of gastrostomies within geriatric care in three Europeancountries to better understand the problems underlying variability in its use. Large differences are described in the rates of use of gastrostomies between countries and inside each country, but its incidence has been steadily growing in recent years, apparently peaking in Germany due to better adherence to guidelines. In geriatric care, the most frequent indications for gastrostomies are advanced neurodegenerative diseases. Decision on placing a gastrostomy is not consistent, with different specialistsconcerned and different decision-making processes. Specialists in geriatric care and nutrition are not always involved, even in complex older patients. The pull endoscopic technique is the preferred method to place gastrostomies, either

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FE - Other fields of internal medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/NT13238" target="_blank" >NT13238: Narcolepsy – clinical picture, pathophysiology, ageing, comorbidities and physical activity regimen</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2013

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Geriatric Medicine

ISSN

1878-7649

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

4

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

122-128

UT code for WoS article

000329561400018

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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