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8023728

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Over the period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1992, a total of 179 PEG procedures were performed on 161 elderly patients, mean age 79 years (range 53-99). In most (141) patients, the indication was neurological dysphagia (usually stroke), but in 20 the tube was inserted to attain adequate nutritional support. Thirty-day fatality was 20% overall, but in those who underwent PEG only for nutritional support, survival was poor--only 20% at 30 days. Almost all deaths were a result of progression of the original illness. Only one procedure-related death occurred. Fifty-six complicating episodes occurred in 20 (12%) patients, the majority being minor. The commonest adverse event was PEG site infection. PEG is a useful and in general well tolerated procedure in geriatric practice, but careful patient selection is essential; in particular its use as a nutritional adjunct in frail patients needs careful evaluation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
162-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in 161 consecutive elderly patients.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary West Wing.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article