[Evaluation of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and results].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is evaluate the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and its complications in order to provide enteral nutrition support for a long time period.


METHODS
PEG tube was applied to 15 patients aged between 18-95 years, who could not feed orally prophylactic antibiotic didn't use to any patient. After 8 hours hungry PEG was applied by using pull technique and the results were evaluated prospectively.


RESULTS
PEG was successfully done in 14 patients. Gastric juice drainage at the sides of the tube were seen in two patients, and PEG was pulled out in one of them.


CONCLUSIONS
PEG is the route of choice for a long lived enteral nutrition, because, it can be applied without general anesthesia, easy to apply, patients can start feeding in a short time period, need shorter hospital stay, can be changed easily, cost effective and has a low rate of mortality and morbidity.
Eryilmaz
Mehmet Ali
MA
SSK Vakif Gureba Eğitim Hastanesi II. Cerrahi Kliniği.
Erden
Veysel
V
Memmi
Naim
N
Başaranoğlu
Gökçen
G
Celebi
Fatih
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome