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A Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices 1 INTRODUCTION Gastrostomy tubes and devices are an established means of providing long term enteral nutrition. A gastrostomy tube or device is inserted into the stomach through the abdominal wall, so that liquid nutrition, fl uids and medication can be given.
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