Development of a web-based assessment tool that evaluates the meal situation when a child has a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Development of a web-based assessment tool that evaluates the meal situation when a child has a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Abstract Background Children with cancer often suffer side effects from their treatment, for example nausea and vomiting, which can lead to malnutrition. If a child cannot eat orally, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) can improve his or her well-being, psychosocial development and growth b...

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Main Authors: Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris, Ann-Louise Gustafsson, Carina Fondin, Karin Mellgren, Stefan Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Cancer
Child
Gastrostomy tube
Web tool
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1447-1

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