Pre-hospitalization dysphagia and feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
Raele Donetha RobisonSweta PatelJennifer BunkerJames L RudolphJoan M TenoNicole Rogus-PuliaPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Based on MDS 3.0 assessment, only 11% of PEG feeding tubes were inserted in persons with prior dysphagia. Future research is needed on whether this represents inadequate assessment or the impact of potentially reversible intercurrent illness resulting in feeding tube placement.