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Title
Hospital characteristics associated with feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment.
Authors
Teno, Joan M; Mitchell, Susan L; Gozalo, Pedro L; Dosa, David; Hsu, Amy; Intrator, Orna; Mor, Vincent
Abstract
Tube-feeding is of questionable benefit for nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Approximately two-thirds of US nursing home residents who are tube fed had their feeding tube inserted during an acute care hospitalization.