Open AccessTrends and outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in hospitalized patients with malignant and nonmalignant ascites: a nationwide population study
Author(s) -
Ishani Shah,
Abhishek Bhurwal,
Harsh Mehta,
daniel maas,
Gopala Koneru,
Aaron Cohen,
Kambiz Kadkhodayan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2020.0531
Subject(s) - medicine , ascites , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , perforation , surgery , retrospective cohort study , gastroenterology , peg ratio , punching , materials science , finance , economics , metallurgy
Patients with ascites resulting from chronic debilitating diseases often require non-oral enteral nutrition and undergo placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The aim of our study was to assess the nationwide trends and outcomes of PEG tube placement among patients with ascites.