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PEG: Stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on the abdomen). The aim of PEG is to feed those who cannot swallow. PEG may be done by a surgeon, otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) or gastroenterologist (GI specialist). It is done in a. hospital or outpatient surgical facility. Local anesthesia (usually lidocaine or another spray) is used to anesthetize the throat.
The Jackson Peg Tube Stand device is designed as a holder tool to support the PEG feeding tube and used to deliver food product or medications to a enteral nutrition gastronomy patient with bolus type feeding by anchoring the PEG feeding tube in a syringe holder which allows for independent management of meals and medications with minimal or no ...