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Gastric tube in the elderly people, necessity or cost saving ?
Gastric tube in the elderly, necessity or cost saving ?
My mother is in an old people's home. She eats and drinks very slowly. Sometimes she swallows herself. Now it was suggested to me to put a stomach tube at my mother's place. The (alleged) reason for it: Complaints while swallowing.
But I suspect that this is mainly a cost saving. My mother needs one hour a day to eat and drink. During this time she has to be supervised. With a stomach tube, food and drink would simply run into her.
Now my questions:
how dangerous the operation is,
What does liquid food cost?
there are consequential damages or problems with this diet
thank you for your answers
My mother is in an old people's home. She eats and drinks very slowly. Sometimes she swallows herself. Now it was suggested to me to put a stomach tube at my mother's place. The (alleged) reason for it: Complaints while swallowing.
But I suspect that this is mainly a cost saving. My mother needs one hour a day to eat and drink. During this time she has to be supervised. With a stomach tube, food and drink would simply run into her.
Now my questions:
how dangerous the operation is,
What does liquid food cost?
there are consequential damages or problems with this diet
thank you for your answers
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