Mortality among patients who receive or defer gastrostomies.

Background & Aims: There are few data on outcomes and mortality of patients who have received gastrostomies. We assessed 30-day and 1-year mortalities of patients in the United Kingdom who were referred to hospitals for gastrostomies and of patients who deferred this intervention.

Methods: We collected data from 1327 patients referred to 2 hospitals in Sheffield, United Kingdom, for gastrostomies from February 2004 through May 2010.

Albumin level and patient age predict outcomes in patients referred for gastrostomy insertion: internal and external validation of a gastrostomy score and comparison with artificial neural networks.

Background: Significant mortality after gastrostomy insertion remains and some risk factors have been identified, but no predictive scoring system exists.

Objective: To identify risk factors for mortality, formulate a predictive scoring system, and validate the score. Comparison to an artificial neural network (ANN).

Survival analysis after gastrostomy: a single-centre, observational study comparing radiological and endoscopic insertion.

Objectives: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) using the pull through technique is the most widely used insertion method. An alternative is a per-oral image-guided gastrostomy (PIG), which may be advantageous in high-risk patients. As there are no large studies comparing PEG against PIG, we wished to analyse mortality after endoscopic or radiological gastrostomy insertion.