title: [Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in long-term nutrition].
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is the preferred method for administration of long-term enteral tube feeding. Data on long-term follow-ups are rare. We report the long-term outcome and the complication rates after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 165 patients (mean age 70 years). The most common indications were neurologically-related swallowing disorders. The data were collected prospectively. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients was technically successful in 164 patients (99%), with a mean implantation time of 12 minutes. The procedure-related morbidity was 1.2%. The mean length of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding was 26 weeks (1-98) for the Charrière 9-tube and 29 weeks (1-158) for Charrière 15-tubes. There were 12% tube-related and 15% feeding-related late complications, the main ones being local skin infections (7.3%) and gastric perforations (1.2%). The procedure-related mortality was 0.6%. We conclude that endoscopically assisted percutaneous gastrostomy is the procedure of choice for long-term enteral nutrition in patients requiring tube-feeding.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Kantonsspital Liestal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bauerfeind
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gyr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Die perkutane endoskopische Gastrostomie in der Langzeiternährung.