title: [Usefulness of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in home health care--investigation from the viewpoint of cost effectiveness].
abstract: The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has widely spread in recent years, even in Japan. In our hospital, we have performed this procedure in over 20 patients per year recently. In this study, we investigated the usefulness of PEG in home health care from the view point of cost effectiveness. We found that medical expenses decreased remarkably when patients underwent PEG because they could switch from hospital care to home health care, shortening there by the period of hospital care. The role of PEG in home health care will be more important also from cost effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterology, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital.
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ojima
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeya
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugai
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiwatashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home