Mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in the UK.

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  • G I Leontiadis
  • J Moschos
  • T Cowper
  • Sawas Kadis
چکیده

Sir, We read with great interest the original article by Janes et al and the accompanying Expert’s Comments by Lang published in the March 2005 issue of J Postgrad Med. Janes et al found that 30-day mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was 22% in a hospital in the UK during 2002 as opposed to a mortality of 10% 10 years earlier. This increase in mortality was attributed to a trend for less strict patient selection over the last few years.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of postgraduate medicine

دوره 51 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005