Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a commonly used endoscopic
technique where a tube is placed through the abdominal wall mainly to administer fluids …

Background Blind placement of a nasogastric feeding tube is a common nursing procedure.
Confirmation of the correct position in the stomach is warranted to avoid serious …

Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was developed by Ponsky-
Gauderer in the early 1980s. These tubes are placed through the abdominal wall mainly to …

Background Several studies have shown that the nose‐earlobe‐xiphoid distance (NEX) is
inadequate to estimate the insertion length of nasogastric tubes. An alternative approach …

Nasogastric feeding tube insertion is a common but invasive procedure most often blindly
placed by nurses in acute and chronic care settings. Although usually not harmful, serious …

Background As nasogastric feeding tube insertion is a frequently applied, non-risk-free
nursing technique, a high level of evidence-based nursing care is required. Little evidence is …

Background and study aims: The correct management of a focal liver lesion, suspected of
being malignant, requires tissue for histopathological examination. To this purpose an …

Long-term survival of patients with intestinal failure requiringhome parenteral nutrition (HPN)
has not been clearly shown. The authors describe the survival of these patients and explore …

Results: All the tested strains were able to grow better in MM with GMX in comparison with
MM without supplementation. In B. bifidum, the maximum growth was reached after 96 h …

Abstracts presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine
Page 1 Abstracts presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal …