Radiologically Inserted Balloon Gastrostomy ( RIG ) - Integrated Care Pathway for Aftercare Days 0 – 14 Following Placement |
| Publication: 01/01/2010 -- |
| Last review: 15/01/2020 |
| Next review: 15/01/2023 |
| Care Pathway |
| CURRENT |
| ID: 1953 |
| Approved By: |
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Integrated Care Pathway for the aftercare of a newly inserted Radiologically Inserted Balloon Gastrostomy (RIG)
From Day 0-14
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Provenance
| Record: | 1953 |
| Objective: | |
| Clinical condition: | Insertion of RIGs |
| Target patient group: | Patients with neck and neck cancers, Motor Neurone Disease, feeding difficulties in whom PEGs are inappropriate |
| Target professional group(s): | Secondary Care Nurses Allied Health Professionals Secondary Care Doctors |
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Evidence base
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Document history
LHP version 1.0
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