Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine Early PEG Tube Placement for Dysphagia after Acute Stroke

Journal of Hospital MedicineEarly View CHOOSING WISELY®: THINGS WE DO FOR NO REASON™ Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine early PEG tube placement for dysphagia after acute stroke Robert J. Gallo MD, Corresponding Author Robert J. Gallo MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-0173 @robjgallo Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California, USA Correspondence Robert J. Gallo, MD, Medical Informatics Research Fellow, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA. Email: [email protected]; Twitter: @robjgalloSearch for more papers by this authorJohn E. Wang MD, John E. Wang MD Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorEvan S. Madill MD, Evan S. Madill MD Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author Robert J. Gallo MD, Corresponding Author Robert J. Gallo MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-0173 @robjgallo Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California, USA Correspondence Robert J. Gallo, MD, Medical Informatics Research Fellow, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA. Email: [email protected]; Twitter: @robjgalloSearch for more papers by this authorJohn E. Wang MD, John E. Wang MD Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorEvan S. Madill MD, Evan S. Madill MD Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 January 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13263Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. REFERENCES 1Martino R, Foley N, Bhogal S, Diamant N, Speechley M, Teasell R. Dysphagia after stroke: incidence, diagnosis, and pulmonary complications. 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