1. Short- and long-term outcomes from percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension.
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Ridtitid, Wiriyaporn, Lehman, Glen, Watkins, James, Mchenry, Lee, Fogel, Evan, Sherman, Stuart, Coté, Gregory, Lehman, Glen A, Watkins, James L, Fogel, Evan L, and Coté, Gregory A
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PERCUTANEOUS endoscopic gastrostomy ,JEJUNOILEAL bypass ,CHRONIC pancreatitis ,BODY mass index ,HOSPITAL care ,INPATIENT care ,PATIENTS ,PHYSIOLOGY ,JEJUNUM surgery ,PANCREATITIS ,ENTERAL feeding ,GASTROSTOMY ,LONGITUDINAL method ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,RESEARCH funding ,SURGICAL complications ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,ACUTE diseases ,ENDOSCOPIC gastrointestinal surgery ,EQUIPMENT & supplies ,SURGERY - Abstract
Background: There is a paucity of data regarding the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension (PEG-J). We evaluated adverse events related to PEG-J and determined the clinical impact of PEG-J in those with chronic pancreatitis (CP).Methods: This cohort study included all patients who underwent PEG-J placement in a tertiary-care academic medical center between 2010 and 2012. Main outcome measurements were (1) short- and long-term complications related to PEG-J and (2) changes in weight and hospitalizations during the 12-month period before and after PEG-J in the CP subgroup.Results: Of 102 patients undergoing PEG-J placement, the overall technical success rate was 97 %. During a median follow-up period of 22 months (1-46 months, n = 90), at least one tube malfunction occurred in 52/90 (58 %; 177 episodes) after a median of 53 days (3-350 days), requiring a median of two tube replacements. Short-term (<30 days) tube malfunction occurred in 28/90 (31 %) and delayed in 24/90 (27 %); these included dislodgement (29 %), clogging (26 %) and kinking (14 %). In the CP subgroup (n = 58), mean body weight (kg) (70 vs. 71, p = 0.06) and body mass index (kg/m2, 26 vs. 27, p = 0.05) increased post-PEG-J. Mean number of hospitalizations (5 vs. 2, p < 0.0001) and inpatient days per 12 months (22 vs. 12, p = 0.005) decreased.Conclusions: While we observed no major complications related to PEG-J, half of patients had at least one episode of tube malfunction. In the CP subgroup, jejunal feeding via PEG-J significantly reduced the number of hospitalizations and inpatients days, while improving nutritional parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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