Use of percutaneous gastrostomy in the intensive care patient

We evaluated the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 30 ICU patients. There was a 14% incidence of minor complications, no major complications, and no mortality. We conclude that percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a useful alternative to operative gastrostomy in the ICU patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical care medicine 1988-01, Vol.16 (1), p.62-63
Hauptverfasser:	KELLY, KATHLEEN M, LEWIS, BLAIR, GENTILI, DAVID R, BENJAMIN, ERNEST, WAYE, JEROME D, IBERTI, THOMAS J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Emergency and intensive care: digestive diseases. Bioartificial liver Endoscopy Enteral Nutrition - instrumentation Gastrostomy - methods Humans Intensive care medicine Intensive Care Units Medical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	We evaluated the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 30 ICU patients. There was a 14% incidence of minor complications, no major complications, and no mortality. We conclude that percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a useful alternative to operative gastrostomy in the ICU patient.
ISSN:	0090-3493 1530-0293
DOI:	10.1097/00003246-198801000-00013