LP7260-5
Gastrostomy tube
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Description
A gastrostomy tube is used for providing nutrition to patients who are at risk of becoming malnourished in their current physical state and who will need long term nourishment via enteral feeding. The tube is inserted through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach.
[NCBI Books:NBK49273]
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Gastrostomy tube
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- G-tube
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Гастростомическая трубка |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 胃造口术插管 |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Gastrostomia, tubo Synonyms: Tubo di gastrostomia |
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