Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: evaluation of insertion by an endoscopy nurse practitioner.

Objective: To evaluate the success rate and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion performed with an endoscopy nurse practitioner, rather than a second doctor, carrying out percutaneous gastric puncture.

Design: A prospective evaluation of one nurse'e performance.

Setting: The endoscopy unit in a district general hospital.