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Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that health care providers negligently performed tracheostomy and PEG tube procedures, perforating patient's organs and failed to obtain informed consent or properly ...

Dysphagia is a common neurologic deficit following ischemic stroke. As a result, patients often require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for safe maintenance of sufficient ...

For patients who are unable to take medication by mouth, the tablet may be dispersed in a dosing cup and administered via NG tube or G tube. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an ...

Pediatric ear tube surgeries historically have been performed in the operating room (OR) under general anesthesia. However, the procedure can be safely and effectively performed in an office setting ...

TYLER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NanoVibronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAOV) (“NanoVibronix” or the “Company”), a medical technology company specializing in therapeutic devices, announced today, through its ...

Greater New Orleans Area Facility to Transition from Blind Insertions to FDA-Cleared Electromagnetic Guidance The ENvue System is FDA-cleared for nasoenteric feeding tube placement in adult patients ...

At least 250,000 US hospitalized patients a year require enteral support using an artificial pathway into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition or medication. In light of this, the ...

Background: Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke and often leads to the need for modified diets and alternate feeding routes. Length of stay (LOS) for stroke patients requiring percutaneous ...