“Over the past few years, several medical papers have documented that providing tube nutrition for patients at the end of life,”
Thanks, Michael. I appreciate your comments and don’t disagree at all.
There is a lot of talking past each other on these threads having to do with “end of life”.
The peg (thanks for the medical jargon term) is of use in advanced age related dementia after aspiration becomes unavoidable when nutrients are take orally - in other words eating.
This happens well before, can be years, before any sort of end of life condition occurs. The feeding tube can allow Alzheimer’s patients to not die of pneumonia and live longer.
“The feeding tube can allow Alzheimer’s patients to not die of pneumonia and live longer.”
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No thanks!
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