The ‘Dislodged’ PEG Tube – Sunday Scary
The "Dislodged" PEG Tube This is a CLASSIC Coney patient. 83yr old nursing home patient arrives with chief complaint of "dislodge peg tube" or "peg tube needs replacement", completely contracted and luckily the nursing home staff was nice enough to send the chewed up old tube in a chuck with the patient.-->What do you do next? What if this tube has been out for an extended period of time? What if the tube is still in the patient but they are requesting a change? Step 1: Determine the time frame the tube was placed AND how long the tube has been dislodged A
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