ABSTRACT
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed in 33 patient with head injury, one with laryngeal cancer, and one with gastric volvulus. The gastrostomy tube was prepared from 20 F Foley catheter and a plastic micropipette tip. The complications encountered included peritubal leak in three patients (9%) and abdominal wall hematoma in one patient (3%). There was no procedure-related mortality. We recommend PEG for tube enteral feeding in patients who have lost the swallowing reflex.
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Adult , Aged , Catheterization/methods , Craniocerebral Trauma/complications , Enteral Nutrition , Female , Gastroscopy/methods , Gastrostomy/methods , Humans , Laryngeal Neoplasms/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Stomach Volvulus/complicationsABSTRACT
By studying the status of 151 women leprosy patients (24 from a leprosy asylum and 127 attending urban leprosy centres at Goa and Bombay), it was noticed that a sizeable proportion experienced problems in society ascribable to the disease especially at the initial stages of the disease. However, most of them seemed to have managed to settle well in their families as housewives subsequently. Younger women leprosy patients expressed the need for financial assistance for completing their own education and for starting small scale business. The older women were more interested in educating their children.