The Role of Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy for the Enteral Nutrition.

VernacularTitle:経皮的内視鏡的胃ろう造設術によるＱＯＬの改善に関する検討
Author: Koji HATTORI ; Yuki OGURA ; Yukihito MINATO ; Shuzo SHINTANI ; Tatsuo SHIIGAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 1995;44(1):13-15
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report our experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) to assess the safety and usefulness of the PEG. We reviewed 21 cases (mean age, 72 years), including 20 patients with neurological impairment and one patient with cancer of the stomach.
Though two minor complications (wound infection and bleeding from the stomach) occurred, wound infection healed with antibiotics and bleeding stopped spontaneously. Six of these patients died (3 died from pneumonia, 2 from respiratory failure, and 1 from stomach cancer), but there were no PEG-related deaths. After PEG procedure, serum protein, albumin and cholesterol improved significantly. PEG was not only safe but also effective for the nutritional support and the 4-year survival rate was 56%. By this method, moreover, half of the patients could leave hospital and return home.
In conclusion, PEG, is thought to be the procedure of choice for the long-term enteral nutrition.