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    Gastrostomy tubes (GT) have advantages like providing additional calories without interfering with daily activities as feedings can be given overnight when sleeping. However, GT can also have disadvantages such as risk of infection or irritation at the site where the tube enters the stomach.

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    Gastrostomy tubes (GT) have advantages like providing additional calories without interfering with daily activities as feedings can be given overnight when sleeping. However, GT can also have disadvantages such as risk of infection or irritation at the site where the tube enters the stomach.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Enteral Route (Gastrostomy) : or (Percutanious Endoscopic Gastrostomy)

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    Yrban Guyuran
    Gastrostomy tubes (GT) have advantages like providing additional calories without interfering with daily activities as feedings can be given overnight when sleeping. However, GT can also have disadvantages such as risk of infection or irritation at the site where the tube enters the stomach.

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    Advantages And

    Disadvantages of Enteral
    Route (Gastrostomy)
    Or (Percutanious
    Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
    Advantages of GT
    • The ability to provide additional food and
    calories
    • No nasogastric tube are needed.
    • Less time spent giving feeding.
    • Feeding can be done at night when child is
    sleep.
    • Dose not interfere with daily activities.
    • Less chance of tube coming out.
    Disadvantages of GT
    • Infected
    • Irritated

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