TY - JOUR T1 - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an effective strategy for gastrostomy feeding in patients with dementia JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 235 LP - 241 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-3-235 VL - 4 IS - 3 AU - David S Sanders AU - Alan J Anderson AU - KD Bardhan Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/4/3/235.abstract N2 - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an accepted technique for long-term enteral feeding. Its use has increased because of its simplicity and low complication rate. The demands for gastrostomy insertion have risen and now encompass indications where the long-term outcomes are uncertain. Dementia has become one of the commonest indications for gastrostomy feeding. This article reviews the justification for PEG feeding in dementia and suggests a practical approach for this difficult clinical situation. The clinical strategy described in this paper can be applied to other neurodegenerative diseases and provides a framework for improving a PEG service. ER -