What criteria does your institution use to indicate patient is ready for PEG tube removal?

The short answer is we typically advise patients that if they can maintain an oral diet (using the tube for flushes only) for 2 weeks and demonstrate no weight loss they are typically ready for tube removal. Our patients though are followed through the course of their treatment by a dietician, and t...

I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last with a couple of minor differences in practice patterns based upon my patient population. A number of the patients treated at my institution are from fairly remote areas with poor support systems at home and/or access to care. With these patients, we tend to be a lit...

At our institution, we re-evaluate at the ~3-4 week follow-up visit and use similar criteria for Gtube removal:

1. Clinically trending toward recovery of RT acute effects, i.e. issues that were precluding PO intake warranting tube placement in the first place should be resolved or convincingly improvi...