• Jeffrey Zhaoke Fei and Jonas P DeMuro.
• Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
• Jpen Parenter Enter. 2013 Sep 1;37(5):695-6.

AbstractNutrition support of critically ill patients is an integral element to their multimodal care. We describe the placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for long-term enteral access in a patient with an open abdomen. To our knowledge, this is the third successfully reported case that demonstrates the viability of PEG in this uncommon population. In critically ill and malnourished surgical patients with contraindications for immediate abdominal closure, PEG should be strongly considered as a procedure for enteral feedings.

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