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- Title
Successful new method of extracorporeal percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (E-PEG).
- Authors
Toyama, Yoichi; Usuba, Teruyuki; Son, Kyonsu; Yoshida, Seiya; Miyake, Ryou; Ito, Ryusuke; Tsuboi, Kazuto; Kashiwagi, Hideyuki; Tajiri, Hisao; Yanaga, Katsuhiko
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Although percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become popular for patients with swallowing disorders as a nutrition support or a decompressant of gastrointestine, perioperative complications associated with PEG have not decreased, especially peristomal infections. To reduce peristomal infections, we designed a new method of gastrostomy by extracorporeal approach under endoscopic observation, named as extra-corporeal PEG (E-PEG).<bold>Methods: </bold>Experimental studies for E-PEG were performed repeatedly using pigs under general anesthesia to confirm the safety of its procedure for human use. After approval of institutional ethics review board in our university, thirty patients with prior consent participated in this study. The operation time, the incidence rate of complications and the hospital stay were compared between E-PEG and ordinary pull-method PEG groups.<bold>Results: </bold>Two patients (6.7%) in E-PEG group had postoperative complications, i.e., aspiration pneumonia and surgical site infection. The operation time of E-PEG group was 5-16 (mean +/- SD: 10.3 +/- 2.96) min as compared to 14-37 (mean +/- SD: 26.9 +/- 8.39) min with pull-method PEG. The postoperative hospital day of E-PEG was within two days except for the two complicated cases. Significance differences of operation time, complication rate and postoperative hospital stay between those groups observed statistically.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>These results indicate that E-PEG was safe, tolerable and speedy when compared ordinary pull-method PEG.
- Subjects
PERCUTANEOUS endoscopic gastrostomy; ENDOSCOPIC surgery complications; STOMACH surgery; ENDOSCOPY; GASTRIC diseases; GASTROSCOPY; ASPIRATION pneumonia; COMPARATIVE studies; DEGLUTITION disorders; GASTROSTOMY; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SURGICAL site infections; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness; ENDOSCOPIC gastrointestinal surgery; EQUIPMENT &; supplies
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2007, Vol 21, Issue 11, p2034
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-007-9270-4