Background and Purpose: Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke that can lead to increased aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, prolonged hospital stay, and can necessitate the placement of a ...

The decision to place a gastrostomy tube is a difficult one for many families. Discussions with parents can begin immediately after birth if the indication for a gastrostomy tube is clear.

Investors turn to another ratio known as the price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio to address this limitation. The PEG ratio measures the relationship between the price/earnings ratio and earnings ...

One of the most useful tools for this is the PEG ratio. Unlike simpler metrics, which only show a company’s current value, the PEG ratio also takes into account how much a company is expected to ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement. Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic ...