Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy to set up a long-term enteral feeding route in XXXX : an encouraging result.

@entity1 @entity344 @entity51 @entity281 @entity1017 @entity292 @entity5274 @entity209 @entity516 @entity970
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ( @entity970 ) is now accepted as the preferred technique to establish long-term enteral feeding. A total of 30 pediatric @entity1 (21 males and 9 females, aged from 5 months to 14 years) underwent @entity970 in the National Taiwan University Hospital from December 1994 to February 2001. The underlying diseases of the @entity1 receiving @entity970 were @entity51 ( n=26), @entity344 ( n=2) and @entity209 ( n=2). All @entity1 received intravenous sedation and @entity970 was performed successfully. Prophylactic antibiotic treatment was given for 1 day. Tube feeding began 48 h after the placement. The Z-score of weight before and 6 months after @entity970 was -1.54+/-1.74 and -0.98+/-1.46, respectively, which is significant (paired t-test, p<0.0001). Accelerated @entity1017 was found after @entity970 . Complications of @entity970 in our @entity1 included local wound @entity281 ( n=15), @entity292 ( n=1), @entity516 ( n=1), dislodgement of tube ( n=6) and tube occlusion ( n=2). Of these @entity1 12 received button replacement after @entity970 and the @entity5274 was discontinued in 2 @entity1 when they resumed adequate oral intake. Removal of @entity970 was performed in 2 @entity1 due to complications of @entity292 and severe dislodgement. Our results encourage the use of @entity970 as a long-term route for nutritional supply.
