PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A Heaney
AU  - T C Tham
TI  - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies: attitudes of general practitioners and how management may be improved.
DP  - 2001 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 128--129
VI  - 51
IP  - 463
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/51/463/128.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/51/463/128.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2001 Feb 01; 51
AB  - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has replaced surgical gastrostomy in patients requiring long-term enteral nutrition. Increasing numbers of patients are being referred for PEG placement. Concern has been raised about patient selection and subsequent follow-up of these patients in the community. We report the views of Northern Ireland GPs to PEGs and how management may be improved.