| Complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a prospective study. | |
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PMID: 22471958 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Background. Insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an increasingly common procedure in patients with nutritional needs and dysphagia. Better knowledge of rates and patterns of complications after PEG might influence decision-making. Material and methods. The objective was to prospectively evaluate the rate of six pre-defined complications (leakage, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, fever and peristomal infection) and mortality occurring within 2 months after PEG in an unselected sample of patients. All patients (n = 484) who had a PEG inserted at the hospital during the study period were included. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to estimate mortality over the first 60 days following PEG and Fisher's exact test was used to test equality of proportions. Results. Of the 484 patients included, 85 (18%) died within 2 months after PEG insertion. The risk of early mortality was higher in the group with neurological disease than in the group with a tumor as indication (p < 0.001). After excluding mortality, the overall complication rates at 2 weeks and 2 months were 39% and 27%, respectively. The most common complications within 2 weeks were abdominal pain (13%), peristomal infection (11%), diarrhea (11%) and leakage (10%). At 2 months the most frequent complications were diarrhea (10%), leakage (8%) and peristomal infection (6%). Conclusions. In the short-term perspective, there is a substantial risk of complications, including mortality, after PEG insertion. This should be considered during clinical decision-making and when informing the patients and caregivers. |
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John Blomberg; Jesper Lagergren; Lena Martin; Fredrik Mattsson; Pernilla Lagergren |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-4 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Volume: - ISSN: 1502-7708 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0060105 Medline TA: Scand J Gastroenterol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Upper Gastrointestinal Research , Stockholm , Sweden. |
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