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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 10, 2016; 8(3): 186-191
Published online Feb 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i3.186
Published online Feb 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i3.186
Table 1 Clinical characteristic of patients
| Clinical characteristics | Data |
| Male/female | 6/3 |
| Mean age | 78 (61–89) |
| Comorbid disease | |
| Parkinson's disease | 4 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1 |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 |
| Necrotizing fasciitis | 1 |
| Disuse syndrome | 1 |
| Laryngeal cancer | 1 |
Table 2 Results of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy under steady pressure automatically controlled endoscopy
| Clinical outcomes | P value | |
| Median procedural time (min) | 22 (14-38) | |
| Median intragastric pressure (mmHg) | 6.9 (5-8) | |
| Median systolic pressure | ||
| Before PEG (mmHg) | 129.3 (101-158) | |
| Soon after PEG (mmHg) | 120.6 (90-145) | 0.33 |
| Median PaCO2 | ||
| Before PEG (Torr) | 42.1 (35.2-45.7) | |
| Soon after PEG (Torr) | 45.5 (41.0-54.6) | 0.10 |
| Median abdominal girth | ||
| Before PEG (cm) | 68.1 (58-85) | |
| Soon after PEG (cm) | 69.6 (60-86) | 0.38 |
| Mild free gas after PEG (n) | 2 | |
| Mild increase of small intestinal gas after PEG (n) | 2 |
- Citation: Imaeda H, Nakajima K, Hosoe N, Nakahara M, Zushi S, Kato M, Kashiwagi K, Matsumoto Y, Kimura K, Nakamura R, Wada N, Tsujii M, Yahagi N, Hibi T, Kanai T, Takehara T, Ogata H. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy under steady pressure automatically controlled endoscopy: First clinical series. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8(3): 186-191
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v8/i3/186.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i3.186