Clinical trial NCT05075616: A Retrospective Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Experiences
Official title: A Retrospective Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Application Experiences to Geriatric Patients in Palliative Care Unit
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Nutrition Disorders
Gastrostomy
Lead sponsor: Okan University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-10-13
Enrollment: 52
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: We retrospectively assessed the medical data of PEG applied \>65-year-old patients at our institution between December 2017 and March 2021. And, we excluded the patients who were not treated in our palliative care center. Table 1. shows the contraindications for PEG placement.

Brief summary: The application of PEG in geriatric-palliative care has not been well discussed. With the development of endoscopic procedures and PEG devices, we can perform this minimally invasive method more safely, even in challenging cases. We should discuss the indications of PEG in the field of palliative care of geriatric patients.

The presented study evaluated geriatric (\> 65-year-old) palliative care patients to whom PEG applied at our institution.

Detailed description: Palliative care is a treatment method that focuses on the patient and patient's family, aims to minimize the complaints caused by chronic diseases that cannot be treated, and increases life quality. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence defines palliative care as; the active, holistic care of patients with an advanced progressive illness. Management of pain and other symptoms and providing psychological, social, and spiritual support is paramount. Anorexia, weight loss, and sarcopenia are highly visible and distressing reminders of the life-limiting disease's influence on patients who require palliative care. Given this multifaceted and significant role, it is not unexpected that nutritional treatment method choices can be challenging.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a minimally-invasive endoscopic procedure that creates a passage from the patient's stomach to the abdominal wall via a feeding tube and provides a means of feeding if oral intake is not adequate. This safe and effective minimally-invasive option has been utilized in medical practice for over 40 years. PEG has advantages such as being minimally invasive, causing a low rate of complications and morbidity, and providing a long-lasting and safe feeding route. It is currently the chosen procedure for medium- and long-term enteral feeding in cases who need palliative care.

The application of PEG in geriatric-palliative care has not been well discussed. With the development of endoscopic procedures and PEG devices, we can perform this minimally invasive method more safely, even in challenging cases. We should discuss the indications of PEG in the field of palliative care of geriatric patients.

The presented study evaluated geriatric (\> 65-year-old) palliative care patients to whom PEG applied at our institution.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

- We retrospectively assessed the medical datum of PEG applied \>65-year-old patients at our institution between December 2017 and March 2021 in our clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

* We excluded the patients who were not treated in our palliative care center.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Weight and body mass index changes
timeFrame: 30 days
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Okan University Hospital
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Okan University
Study officials:
affiliation: Okan
name: Murat Ferhat Ferhatoglu, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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