Table 3.
Post-procedural complications and pressure ulcers after PEG insertion in patients, age groups 65–79 years and ≥80 years, from three different wards
| DG n=25 |
DN n=68 |
DM n=68 |
All n=161 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEG relateda | ||||
| 65–79 years, n (%) | 4 (16) | 10 (15) | 5 (7) | 19 (12) |
| ≥80 years, n (%) | 7 (28) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 29 (18) |
| Gastrointestinal relatedb | ||||
| 65–79 years, n (%) | 1 (4) | 9 (13) | 3 (4) | 13 (8) |
| ≥80 years, n (%) | 5 (20) | 5 (7) | 2 (3) | 12 (7) |
| Pain, local | ||||
| 65–79 years, n (%) | 2 (8) | 10 (15) | 4 (6) | 16 (10) |
| ≥80 years, n (%) | 5 (20) | 7 (10) | 6 (9) | 18 (11) |
| Pressure ulcer | ||||
| 65–79 years, n (%) | 5 (20) | 17 (25) | 6 (9) | 28 (17) |
| ≥80 years, n (%) | 14 (56) | 18 (26) | 21 (31) | 53 (33) |
Data collected from patient records.
DG=Department of Geriatric Medicine, stroke rehab unit. DN=Department of Neurology, stroke unit. DM=Department of Internal Medicine, stroke unit.
a
PEG-related complications, that is, leakage, bleeding from stoma, local inflammation, PEG self-extubated, ileus, PEG in abdomen, wound complication, reflux in PEG, PEG-tube blockage, and local abscess.
b
Gastrointestinal complications, that is, diarrhea, constipation, and nausea/vomiting.