Abstract
Enteral tube feeding has proven to be safe and effective for patients requiring assisted feeding in the long term. There are various methods of tube insertion, namely: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastropexy Gastrostomy (PEGG) and Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG). The guidelines released by the British Society of Gastroenterologists1 in 2010, formulated after the 2004 National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD)2 after gastrostomy were adopted in our trust. Following that we had observed an improvement in the 30-day mortality rate compared to earlier published data and we had reported the findings in our 2016 study at BAPEN. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare patient outcomes in 2016 post gastrostomy procedures with our previous findings in our local district hospital trust. The following were considered: procedure type, waiting time, sex, complications, mortality at 30 days, and mortality after 1 year.
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