TABLE 2.
Effect of pre-PEG antibiotic treatment on patient outcomes
| Characteristic | Patient group
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|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Antibiotics | No antibiotics | |
| Infection rate (% of patients) | |||
| UTIa | 13.0 | 16.7 | |
| RTIb | 8.7 | 11.1 | |
| PEG stoma | 17.4 | 11.1 | 20.0 |
| APc | 26.1 | 22.2 | 20.0 |
| Other | 13.0 | 16.7 | |
| Multiple | 13.0 | 16.7 | |
| Total | 60.9 | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Mortality rate (% of patients) | |||
| One mo | 8.7 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Three mo | 4.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Six mo | 39.1 | 33.3 | 60.0e |
| Length of stayd | 54.0 ± 55.7 | 59.2 ± 59.5 | 35.6 ± 38.9 |
a
UTI, urinary tract infection.
b
RTI, respiratory tract infection.
c
AP, aspiration pneumonia.
d
Number of days post-PEG insertion.
e
Significant difference between the antibiotic-treated and non-antibiotic-treated groups (P < 0.05). Antibiotic-treated group, n = 18; non-antibiotic-treated group, n = 5. Data are expressed as mean values ± standard deviations.