Long-term prognosis and satisfaction after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a general hospital.

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  • 総合病院における経皮内視鏡的胃ろう造設術（ＰＥＧ）患者の長期予後と満足感調査
  • ソウゴウ ビョウイン ニ オケル ケイヒ ナイシキョウテキ イロウゾウセツジュツ PEG カンジャ ノ チョウキ ヨゴ ト マンゾクカン チョウサ

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Abstract

Although percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) has been widely acknowledged as a safer method for enteral feeding, its long-term impact on prognosis and quality of life (QOL) in elderly patients is not sufficiently understood. Regarding the indications of PEG, there still exist issues to be studied due to lack of convincing evidence for reduction of expected complications such as aspiration pneumonia or for improvement of prognosis in patients with severe dementia. In this study we investigated the survival rate after PEG placement and family satisfaction retrospectively in 78 elderly inpatients who underwent PEG, by sending questionnaires to the patients or their caregivers. The results of 68 cases (88%) recovered showed that the 1-year survival rate was 64.0%, and the 2-year survival rate was 55.5%. Fifty-three percent of families of patients showed overall satisfaction regarding the induction of PEG. The survival rate was relatively higher than that from previously reported studies. The differences we observed may be attributed to variations in patients' backgrounds (clinical, socio-economic, cultural) in therapeutic interventions. We recognized the importance of clarifying factors which would affect the prognosis and QOL in elderly patients who undergo PEG. The indication for PEG can be made based on comprehensive assessment of the relevant factors in individual cases, taking patient's or caregiver's wishes into consideration.

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