[Usefulness of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in home health care--investigation from the viewpoint of cost effectiveness].
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.
Kuroki
Michio
M
Dept. of Gastroenterology, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital.
Sato
Katsuhisa
K
Inoue
Jun
J
Uno
Kenji
K
Endo
Katsuya
K
Hamada
Shin
S
Noguchi
Kenji
K
Ojima
Toshiaki
T
Kamiya
Takatoshi
T
Kashimura
Junya
J
Ikeya
Shinichi
S
Endo
Itaru
I
Nakayama
Haruo
H
Sugai
Yoshiki
Y
Hiwatashi
Nobuo
N
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