Risk factors for postoperative bleeding and early death in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: A multicenter retrospective study.
Kazuhiro OtaToshihisa TakeuchiDaisuke MasudaMakoto SanomuraKeishi KojimaYoshihiko NakanishiMasahiro HoshimotoTakeshi HigashinoAkira ImotoToshihiko OkadaSadaharu NoudaHirota MiyazakiHaruhiko OzakiKirie Hashimoto FukudaTakanori KuramotoNoriaki SugawaraToshikazu OnishiYoshiaki TakahashiHiroyuki TsujimotoYuta YokoyaKazumi KawabataShinya NishidaAkitoshi HakodaTaro IwatsuboShimpei KawaguchiYuichi KojimaKazuhide HiguchiPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2021)
We identified several risk factors for bleeding and early death after PEG. Risk factors for bleeding were PEG tube insertion using the modified introducer method, low platelet count, antiplatelet therapy, and heparinization. Risk factors for early death were low BMI, low serum albumin levels, and comorbidity of active cancer.