Safety of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes in Centenarian Patients

• Päätekijät: Zain A Sobani (Tekijä), Kevin Tin (Tekijä), Steven Guttmann (Tekijä), Anna A Abbasi (Tekijä), Ira Mayer (Tekijä), Yuriy Tsirlin (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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Background/Aims Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a relatively safe procedure; however, no study has evaluated the safety of PEG tube placement in patients over the age of 100 years. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of patient records for patients who underwent PEG tube placeme...