Outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care center in Turkey.
Eur J Clin Nutr
; 68(4): 437-40, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis characterizing patients receiving tube feeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement between 2004 and 2012 at Erciyes University Hospital in Turkey. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
Patients above the age of 18 years who required long-term enteral tube feeding were studied. All PEGs were performed using the pull-through technique by one experienced endoscopist. Demographic, clinical outcomes and PEG-related complication data were collected.RESULTS:
Of the 128 subjects studied, 91 were men (71%) and 37 were women (29%). The mean age of this patient population was 54 ± 19 years. The most common reason for PEG tube insertion was the inability to consume oral diet due to complications of cerebrovascular disease (27%), while cerebral hypoxia, occurring after nonneurological medical disorders, was the second most common indication (23%). A total of 70 patients (55%) had chronic comorbidities, with hypertension being the most common (20%). The most common procedure-related complication was insertion-site bleeding, which occurred in 4% of patients. Long-term complications during 1 year were insertion-site cellulitis, gastric contents leakage and peristomal ulceration, which occurred in 14%, 5% and 0.5% of patients, respectively. There were no PEG insertion-related mortalities; 1-year mortality was unrelated to the indication for PEG tube insertion.CONCLUSIONS:
PEG tube insertion was a safe method to provide enteral access for nutrition support in this hospitalized patient population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gastrostomía
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Endoscopía
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía