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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 15, 期 25, 页码 3148-3152出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3148
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Complication; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection; Prophylactic antibiotic
AIM: To investigate whether percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is safe in patients with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of all patients undergoing PEG insertion at our institution between June 1999 and June 2006. Post-PEG complications were compared between two groups according to the presence or absence of VP shunts. VP shunt infection rates, the interval between PEG placement and VP shunt catheter insertion, and longterm follow-up were also investigated. RESULTS: Fifty-five patients qualified for the study. Seven patients (12.7%) had pre-existing VP shunts. All patients received prophylactic antibiotics. The complication rate did not differ between VP shunt patients undergoing PEG (PEG/VP group) and non-VP shunt patients undergoing PEG (control group) [1 (14.3%) vs 6 (12.5%), P = 1.000]. All patients in the PEG/VP group had undergone VP shunt insertion prior to PEG placement. The mean interval between VP shunt insertion and PEG placement was 308.7 d (range, 65-831 d). The mean follow-up duration in the PEG/VP group was 6.4 mo (range, 1-15 mo). There were no VP shunt infections, although one patient in the PEG/VP group developed a minor peristomal infection during follow-up. CONCLUSION: Complications following PEG placement in patients with VP shunts were infrequent in this study. (C) 2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng. All rights reserved.
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