title: [Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for home nutrition support in patients with stroke and post-traumatic brain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the application value of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for home nutrition support in patients with stroke and post-traumatic brain.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of the 16 patients with stroke and post-traumatic brain, including cerebral infarction (n = 9), cerebral hemorrhage ( n = 5), subarachnoid hemorrhage (n = 1), and cerebral trauma (n = 1). All these patients underwent PEG in our hospital because they were not able to be orally fed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The weight, triceps skinfold thickness, mid-upper arm muscle circumference, and serum albumin, hemoglobin, and lympholeukocyte cell counts 30, 60, and 120 days after hospital discharge were significantly higher than those at hospital discharge (P <0.05 or P <0.01). The NIHSS scores 30, 60, and 120 days after hospital discharge were 14.0 +/- 1.3, 14.0 +/- 1.1, and 3.0 +/- 1.2, respectively, which were significantly lower than 16.0 +/- 1.2 at hospital discharge (all P <0.05). Complications included gastric contents retention (n = 1), backstreaming (n = 1), aspirated pneumonia (n = 1), and intra-cushion syndrome (n = 1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PEG for home nutrition support is useful for the treatment of patients with stroke and post-traumatic brain with dysphagia and malnutrition after long-term coma. It can help to avoid the deterioration of nutritional status and improve the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Ping Gu Qu Hospital, Yan Jing College of Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101200, China. liuyalingicu@126.com
authors.forename: Ya-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhen-Liang
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin