Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement Is Safe in Patients Undergoing Corticosteroid Therapy

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement may be safely performed in patients receiving corticosteroids both acutely and chronically with complication rates comparable to those patients not receiving steroid medications.

Enteral nutrition access devices

“…93,94 There seems to be no difference in complication rates between patients on steroids and those not on steroids. 95 In the pediatric population, there seems to be equal short-term safety for endoscopic PEGs and surgical gastrostomies with or without fundoplication. 96 There are conflicting data regarding the safety and an increased complication rate of PEG tube placement in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.…”

Airway Infection Predisposes to Peristomal Infection after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy with High Concordance Between Sputum and Wound Isolates

“…[1][2][3][4][5] Even though covering pull-type PEG tube or push-type method may prevent infection, the standard "pull method" is still the most widely used technique because it is well established. [5][6][7][8] In the procedure, the gastrostomy catheter will be passed through the mouth and oropharynx until reaching the abdominal wall.…”

Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Dogs and Cats Receiving Corticosteroid Treatment

“…In 2009, the safety of PEG tubes in human patients receiving corticosteroids was investigated, and it was concluded that this technique was not associated with an increased complication rate in patients receiving acute or chronic corticosteroid treatment . To the authors' knowledge, no studies have investigated the effect of corticosteroid treatment in veterinary patients concomitantly receiving enteral feeding by means of a PEG tube, and this, therefore, was the objective of this study.…”