TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of factors relating with early period
complications that develop following application of
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
AB  - Introduction: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the method which is preferred for nutrition
in patients who need long-term enteral nutrition. In this procedure which seems to be simple technically,
complications which can form following the process can give rise to serious results. In this study, it has been
aimed to examine the factors relating with complications observed in early period following PEG process.
Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent PEG process in our clinic between years of 2014 and 2020
are included in the study. Patients are divided into two groups within the first period of 30 days depending
on whether complication has developed or not. Factors that could be related with complications in groups
and long-term results in patients relating with whom complications developed are analyzed retrospectively.
Results: One hundred and six patients were included in our study. In the group with early complications,
long-term complications (30.8% vs. 6.3% p=0.001), catheter dysfunction (19.2% vs. 3.8% p=0.009), and withdrawal
of the PEG tube (11.5% vs. 0% p=0.002) were found to be more frequent at a significant level statistically.
Conclusion: None of the parameters evaluated in our study alone were associated with PEG complications.
In patients with early PEG complications, the rate of complications, catheter dysfunction, and withdrawal
of the PEG catheter increased in the long term. Prevention of early complications in patients with PEG can
increase the quality of life of patients by preventing complications that may occur in the long term, while
also reducing hospital costs.
AU  - Akyuz, Muhammet
AU  - DAL, Fatih
AU  - Talih, Tutkun
AU  - Sözüer, Erdoğan Mütevelli
AU  - Kültüroğlu, Mahmut Onur
AU  - Akyıldız, Hızır Yakup
AU  - topal, uğur
DO  - 10.14744/less.2021.75046
PY  - 2021
JO  - Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgical Science
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 2587-0610
SP  - 182
EP  - 186
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/519229
ER  -