Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Mar 2003
Predictors of conventional and alternative health care seeking for irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia.
The drivers of conventional and, especially, alternative health care use for irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are not clear. ⋯ Psychological morbidity did not predict conventional or alternative health care use for gastrointestinal symptoms. Other factors were more important.
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Mar 2003
Longevity of silicone and polyurethane catheters in long-term enteral feeding via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
As percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is often used for many months or years, the longevity of the feeding tubes plays an important role in the global outcome and costs of PEG. ⋯ Polyurethane PEG catheters seem to be more resistant to deterioration than silicone PEG catheters, and at present they should be preferred for long-term enteral feeding via PEG.