Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an Innocent Procedure? A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Application Technique
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PEG | Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
PD | Parkinson’s disease |
CP | Cerebral palsy |
ALS | Amyothrophic lateral sclerosis |
MS | Multiple sclerosis |
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Descriptive Characteristics | Count | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 218 | 42.4 |
Female | 297 | 57.6 | |
Age | Mean ± SD. (Min.–Max.) | 68.7 ± 15.2 (12–103) |
General Disease Group | Diseases | Complications | Minor Complications | Major Complications | |||||||||||||||
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None | Minor Complications | Major Complications | Peristomal Infection | PEG Site Leakage | PEG Edge Bleeding | Tube Dislodgement | Pneumoperitoneum | Bleeding | Aspiration Pneumonia | Internal Organ Injury | Buried Bumper Syndrome | Necrotizing Fasciitis | |||||||
n | Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | p | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | n | ||
Neurological diseases | Cerebrovascular disease | 134 | 95 | 70.90 | 25 | 18.70 | 14 | 10.40 | 0.000 ** | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 13 | 8 | 61.50 | 4 | 30.80 | 1 | 7.70 | 0.058 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Multiple sclerosis | 6 | 4 | 66.70 | 2 | 33.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.414 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Parkinson’s disease | 21 | 15 | 71.40 | 5 | 23.80 | 1 | 4.80 | 0.001 ** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cerebral palsy | 5 | 3 | 60.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 0.449 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Dementia | 116 | 92 | 79.30 | 16 | 13.80 | 8 | 6.90 | 0.000 ** | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
Brain tumour | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.083 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Reduced level of consciousness | Head trauma | 13 | 11 | 84.60 | 2 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.013 * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intensive care patients | 78 | 59 | 75.60 | 11 | 14.10 | 8 | 10.30 | 0.000 ** | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Prolonged coma | 34 | 28 | 82.40 | 4 | 11.80 | 2 | 5.90 | 0.000 ** | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Malignancy | Head and neck tumours | 9 | 7 | 77.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 22.20 | 0.096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nasopharyngeal tumours | 18 | 13 | 72.20 | 4 | 22.20 | 1 | 5.60 | 0.002 ** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Oesophageal cancer | 3 | 2 | 66.70 | 1 | 33.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.564 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Miscellaneous | 7 | 4 | 57.10 | 1 | 14.30 | 2 | 28.60 | 0.368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | Unclassified | 46 | 28 | 60.90 | 9 | 19.60 | 9 | 19.60 | 0.000 ** | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 515 | 378 | 88 | 49 | 1.42 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
General Disease Group | Diseases | n | Complications | ||||||
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No | Early Period | Late Period | |||||||
Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | p | |||
Neurological diseases | Cerebrovascular Disease | 134 | 109 | 81.3 | 17 | 12.7 | 8 | 6 | 1.000 |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 3 | 23.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.000 | |
Multiple Sclerosis—MS | 6 | 4 | 66.8 | 1 | 16.6 | 1 | 16.6 | 0.521 | |
Parkinson’s Disease | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.000 | |
Cerebral Palsy | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | |
Dementia | 116 | 100 | 86.2 | 10 | 8.6 | 6 | 5.2 | 0.555 | |
Brain Tumour | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.540 | |
Reduced level of consciousness | Head Trauma | 13 | 11 | 84.6 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.521 |
Intensive Care Patients | 78 | 67 | 85.9 | 7 | 9.0 | 4 | 5.1 | 0.730 | |
Prolonged Coma | 34 | 30 | 88.2 | 3 | 8.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.000 | |
Malignancy | Head and Neck Tumours | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Nasopharyngeal Tumours | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 5.5 | 1.000 | |
Oesophageal Cancer | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | |
Miscellaneous | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | |
Others | Unclassified | 46 | 37 | 80.4 | 6 | 13.1 | 3 | 6.5 | 1.000 |
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Arslan, R.S.; Koca, Y.S.; Sahin, S.T.; Beyoglu, R. Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an Innocent Procedure? A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Medicina 2025, 61, 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61050802
Arslan RS, Koca YS, Sahin ST, Beyoglu R. Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an Innocent Procedure? A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Medicina. 2025; 61(5):802. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61050802
Chicago/Turabian StyleArslan, Ramazan Serdar, Yavuz Savas Koca, Semra Tutcu Sahin, and Resad Beyoglu. 2025. "Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an Innocent Procedure? A Retrospective Single-Center Study" Medicina 61, no. 5: 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61050802
APA StyleArslan, R. S., Koca, Y. S., Sahin, S. T., & Beyoglu, R. (2025). Is Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an Innocent Procedure? A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Medicina, 61(5), 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61050802