Percutaneous gastrostomy tube feeding : four year experience at King Hussein Medical Center

Abstract EN

Objective : To evaluate the current indications, contraindications, and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion at the Endoscopy Department at King Hussein Medical center.

Methods : A retrospective analysis of the records of all patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion between 2009 and 2012 was reviewed.

results : a total number of 149 cases (79 males, and 70 females) were performed over the study period.

age of patients ranged between 23 and 92 years with a median age 57.5 years.

the most common indication in our series was neurological, mainly cerebrovascular accidents, accounting for around 60% of cases.

the most common complication was infection at the site of insertion which accounted for about 70% of cases.

conclusions : percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding is a safe, minimally invasinvasive and effective procedure for providing nutritional support for those who cannot tolerate oral feeding.