Author/Authors :
Çakır, Murat Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram - Tıp Fakültesi - Genel Cerrahi A D, Turkey , Tekin, Ahmet Selçuk Üniversitesi - Meram Tıp Fakültesi - Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Küçükkartallar, Tevfik Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram - Tıp Fakültesi - Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Çiftçi, İlhan Selçuklu University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Turkey , Vatansev, Celalettin University of Selcuk - Meram Medical Faculty - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Aksoy, Faruk University of Selcuk - Meram Medical Faculty - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Kartal, Adil Selcuk University - Meram Medical Faculty - Department of General Surgery, Turkey
Abstract :
Objectives: In order to provide enteral nutrition for patients in intensive-care units who cannot be fed orally, we aimed to present our percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) experience, which is a minimally invasive method. Materials and methods: In this study, 700 patients who applied to our clinic between January 2000 and June 2011 and who had a PEG because they could not be fed orally were retrospectively assessed in terms of indications, complications, and results. Results: Among these patients, 400 (57%) were male and 300 (43%) were female. Most of the patients with feeding problems had also neurologically caused pathologies. After the PEG, 50 (7.1%) patients had under-skin infections, 18 (2.5%) patients had leakage from the edge of the PEG, and 16 (2.0%) patients had bleeding from the edge of the PEG. Conclusion: PEG is a secure and effective nutrition method as it can be performed with a minimally invasive procedure and it has low mortality and morbidity.
