Gastrostomy is performed because a patient temporarily or permanently needs to be fed directly through a tube in the stomach. Reasons for feeding by gastrostomy include birth defects of the mouth, esophagus, or stomach, and problems sucking or swallowing. Gastrostomy is also performed to provide drainage for the stomach when it is necessary to bypass a long-standing obstruction of the stomach outlet into the small intestine. Obstructions may be caused by peptic ulcer scarring or a tumor.
Definition of vitalism. 1  1 : a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces. 2  2 : a doctrine that the processes of life are not explicable by the laws of physics and chemistry alone and that life is in some part self-determining.
Individualism is the belief that personal needs are more important than the needs of society as a whole. And this rise is blamed on a shift from manual labour to office jobs as people became wealthier and better educated.LOTTING A RISE IN INDIVIDUALISM. Individualism is the belief that personal needs are more important than the needs of society as a whole. It is said to have first developed among Baby Boomers, born after WWII. The researchers examined factors commonly thought to be linked with cultural individualism.