Background
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may cause complications when adequate and appropriate care is not provided. To avoid these complications, caregivers’ experiences and practices must be considered.
Methods
This study used the phenomenological qualitative research method. Twenty‐one caregivers underwent in‐depth interviews and were observed for PEG practices. Interview and observational data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results
This study revealed 8 themes and 24 subthemes under 3 categories of PEG management, social‐emotional change of the caregivers, and expectations, and it was observed that caregivers made errors in stoma care, tube feeding, and medication administration through the PEG tube.
Conclusion
Results indicated that comprehensive and practical discharge training, and home care and counseling services should be provided to effectively address the challenges faced by caregivers of patients with PEG.
ercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes are inserted endoscopically for patients who need nutritional support for more than 3 weeks. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is frequently used in swallowing disorders, neurological diseases, and head and neck or upper gastrointestinal tumors (
Ölümcül olmayan yanık yaraları dünyada morbiditenin önde gelen nedenleri arasında yer almaktadır. Majör yanıklar vücutta stres tepkisi ile derin metabolik değişime neden olmaktadır. Yanık hastasındaki bu değişimlere yeterli cevap oluşturmak için yanığa özel bazı spesifik beslenme planlamalarına ihtiyaç vardır. İyi bir beslenme planı anabolik metabolizmayı arttırıp, yara iyileşmesini hızlandırmakta ve yanık hastasının hastanede kalış süresini kısaltmaktadır. Etkili bir beslenme planı için alandaki güncel rehberler takip edilmelidir. Bu makalede güncel rehberlerin yanık hastasının beslenmesi konusundaki önerileri derlenmiştir.
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