69y · Female·peritonitis due to dislodged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
…r-old woman with pyelonephritis developed peritonitis and died after a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube became dislodged. The tube dislodgement was suspected on 11 December 2015 when the patient was observ…
79y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with COVID-19 and multiple medical co-morbiditie…
…omplicated by COVID-19. She was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. A PEG tube was inserted after discussion with family. Following accidental dislodgement during a witnessed roll-o…
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
…68-year-old woman with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy died from sepsis due to peritonitis following dislodgement of a PEG tube inserted on 27 February 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharge …
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