[Immediate complications of feeding percutaneous gastrostomy: a 10-year experience].

Abstract

Percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tube (PG) may be beneficial in some patients, in others such as advanced dementia or rapidly progressive diseases its value is being questioned. Patient selection is important to identify those who will benefit from PG. This study aims to identify patients factors that may help in patient selection for PG. To analyse the characteristics of this patient's cohort and to describe the immediate complications of the procedure that we have defined as the ones happened in the first 30 days. To compare the two patient's group -with and without- immediate complications, non-parametric tests were used.

• Authors: L Chicharro, C Puiggrós, I Cots, C Pérez-Portabella, M Planas
• Journal: Nutricion hospitalaria (Nutr Hosp) 2009 Jan-Feb Vol. 24 Issue 1 Pg. 73-6 ISSN: 0212-1611 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Complicaciones inmediatas de la gastrostomía percutánea de alimentación: 10 años de experiencia.
• PMID: 19266117 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Enteral Nutrition
• Gastrostomy (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies
• Time Factors
• Young Adult