Table 2.

Commonest indications for PEG placement.

Indications for PEG feeding3
Neurological disorders of swallowing	For example, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy
Cognitive impairment and depressed consciousness	Head injury
Mechanical obstruction to swallowing	Oropharyngeal or oesophageal cancer, radiation enteropathy
Long-term partial failure of intestinal function requiring supplemental intake	Short bowel, fistulae, cystic fibrosis

PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.