PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY Image Source: https://journals.rcni.com/learning-disability-practice/cpd/percutaneous-endoscopic-gastrostomy-feeding-clinical-knowledge-and-skills-for-learning-disability-nurses-ldp.2019.e1938/abs What is a PEG? PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a procedure where a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach. PEG allows nutrition, fluids and medications to be put directly into the stomach, bypassing the mouth and oesophagus. How is the PEG performed? It isRead more


