OBJECTIVE: investigation of length of survival, complications, level of @entity734 and recovery of swallow in @entity1 who received percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ( @entity970 ) feeding for @entity1282 due to @entity64 . DESIGN: a retrospective case note analysis of @entity1 treated between 1991 and 1995 and telephone survey of modified Barthel index in October 1996. SETTING: Cardiff Royal Infirmary and the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. SUBJECTS: 126 @entity1 who had @entity970 inserted after @entity64 . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: complications of @entity970 , length of survival, duration of @entity970 feeding, recovery of swallow and modified Barthel index score. RESULTS: median length of follow-up was 31 months (range 4-71). Median duration of @entity970 use was 127 days (range 1-1372). For @entity1 with @entity970 inserted within 2 weeks the median duration was 52 days (range 2-1478). At follow up 36 (29%) had had @entity970 removed, 72 (57%) had died with @entity970 in use, 10 (8%) still had @entity970 and were nil by mouth and five (4%) had @entity970 in use with swallow recovered. The median survival was 305 days. Thirty-five (28%) @entity1 died in hospital. @entity1174 was the commonest complication. Thirty-three @entity1 were alive in October 1996. The modified Barthel index for nursing home @entity1 was 4 (range 0-13) and for @entity1 at home 11 (range 2-20). CONCLUSION: @entity970 feeding is safe and well tolerated in @entity1 with @entity64 . Early @entity970 placement (within 2 weeks) is worthwhile with many going on to have long-term feeding. Although overall mortality is high, some @entity1 have a long-term survival and a few attain a reasonable level of function in daily living activities. Late recovery of swallow occurs and @entity1 should have follow-up swallowing assessment.

Long-term outcome of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding in XXXX with @entity64 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagic stroke', 'stroke'] @entity1174 :: ('MESH:D011015', 'Disease') :: ['Aspiration pneumonia'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['dependence'] @entity970 :: ('CHEBI:46793', 'Chemical') :: ['PEG']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
