Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in post-stroke patients does not impact mortality, complications, or outcomes

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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Sep 5, 2022; 13(5): 77-87
Published online Sep 5, 2022. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77

Table 3 Mortality and complications in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes placed ≤ 7 d vs > 7 d post stroke

	Early PEG group (≤ 7 d)	Late PEG group (> 7 d)	Analysis value (P)
30-d mortality (Number of events)	3	5	1.00¹
Peri-procedural complications (number of events)	3	8	0.53¹
Post-procedural complications (number of events)	20	34	0.551
Hospital length of stay (d)	12.9	22.34	< 0.001²

¹Obtained by Fisher's exact test;

²Obtained by Student's t-test; PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, Significant P values are in bold.

Citation: Reddy KM, Lee P, Gor PJ, Cheesman A, Al-Hammadi N, Westrich DJ, Taylor J. Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in post-stroke patients does not impact mortality, complications, or outcomes. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2022; 13(5): 77-87
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v13/i5/77.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77