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Percutaneous Endoscopic vs Surgical Gastrostomy
Author(s) -
Jones Mark,
Santanello Steven A.,
Falcone Robert E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607190014005533
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , peg ratio , gastrostomy , surgery , enteral administration , endoscopy , percutaneous , parenteral nutrition , anesthesia , finance , economics
The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has replaced the surgical gastrostomy (GT) on our service. We reviewed our data in an effort to determine relative efficacy and cost effectiveness of the two techniques. Thirty‐five patients with PEGs were matched for age and diagnosis with 35 patients with GTs done by the same surgical service. PEGs were done in the endoscopy suite; GTs were done in the operating room: both under local anesthesia. Patients in PEG and GT groups were comparable in sex, diagnosis, and age. The PEG took less time to insert (15.3 vs 25.4 min, p < 0.001). Major postoperative morbidity was similar with 10 systemic complications for each group and 11 deaths for the PEG us 12 deaths for the GT group (at 90 days). Minor morbidity was higher for the PEG group with nine complications vs 1. Estimated cost for PEG was half the cost of GT. Hospital stay for the two groups was similar (36 vs 45 days, p > 0.1), but postop stay for the PEG group tended to be shorter (17 us 24 days, p < 0.08). The PEG is faster and cheaper to insert than the GT, however major morbidity and mortality are the same. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 14: 533–534, 1990)