Side effects of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement

A research team from United States determined the rate of use and non-use of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes among patients with head and neck cancer patients. They found that there is a high rate of unnecessary PEG placement when done prophylactically in patients with head and neck cancer.

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