week 11 pge tubes

Question 1

what is a peg tube?

Answer 1

percutaneous endoscpic gastronomy - flexable feeding tube through abdominal wall and into stomach
neutrients, fluids and medications

Question 2

why would someone need a peg?

Answer 2

pts who are unable to move food from mouth to stomach
- neurological disorders (strone, cerebl pausy)
trauma/cancer/recent surgery

gut decompression who have malignacies causing gastric outlet or small bowl obstruction or on ileus

Question 3

what are some common comlications?

Answer 3

pain at site
aspiration
infection of stomal site peritonitis
peristomal leakage
bleeding
transient gastroparesis or ileus
inadverdant proliferation of colon/small intestine
obstruction
gastric wall ulceration
inadverdant removal
burried bumper syndrome

Question 4

can u give medications through a peg?

Answer 4

ask pt or carers
crush medications and put in liquid to give through peg
dont give interic coated through peg beauce it needs to be slpw relases

Question 5

what to do if peg has fallen out?

Answer 5

dont re insert - trnasport

Question 6

what to do if peg is blocked?

Answer 6

gentle flush

Question 7

what to do if peg has migrated?

Answer 7

obtain information on normal depth - look for marker
transport