Gastrostomy Provision Guidelines
MoH/DGSMC/GUD/030/Vers.01 | DG of Health Services and Programmes
Acknowledgment
An Acknowledgement goes to the following members of the Gastrostomy Guidelines taskforce for their relentless support in having established this guideline
Dr Aamed Khamis Al Araimi- Director of Surgery- Department of Surgery Royal Hospital – Head of Taskforce
Dr Mahmood Al Hajiry- Sr Consultant Interventional Radiologist-Department of Radiology-Royal Hospital
Dr Mohamed Al Hinai- Sr Consultant Gastroenterology-Al Nahdha Hospital
Dr Idris Abdullah Rashid Aal Jumaa- Family Medicine Senior Specialist- Department of Primary Health Care Supporting Services
Ph. Said Wani Said Al Rashdi- Director of Medical Supply- Directorate General of Medical Supplies- Department of Primary Health Care Supporting Services
Dr Zahir Ghassan Hilal Al Abri- Director of Primary Health Care supportive services
Haifaa Mohammed Al Saadi- Nurse Specialist- Director of Professional Practices
Acronyms:
ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
ESPEN | European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
INR | International Normalized Ratio |
PEG | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy |
PSG | Percutaneous Surgical Gastrostomy |
RIG | Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy |