Gürsoy C.Uğur Y.L.Çivi M.2024-07-222024-07-22201521492042http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16418Introduction: It is known that enteral nutrition (EN) affects clinical course favourably, and decreases length of stay in hospital and incidence of infection by decreasing malnutrition of the patients in the intensive care unit. Oral route is firstly preferred for EN. When long-term EN (>4-6 weeks) is anticipated, ostomy is planned for patients in whom oral intake is not possible and tube feding is used in intensive care unit. In this article we aim to assess 20 patients, and their outcomes who underwent PEG in intensive care unit. Material and Method: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 20 patients in whom PEG was succesfully employed between January 2011, and September 2014. Results: Five of 20 patients were women (20%), and fifteen were men (75%). The mean age of the patients was 43.4±2.8 years, mean length of hospital stay was 77.6±39.8 days. The mean time from admission until application of PEG was 37.8±21.9 days. There were no complications during the PEG procedure. The wound infection was occured on 3 (15%) patients. Before PEG placement, pulmonary infection that need to be treated with antibiotics was detected in 18 (90%) patients and it was determined that mean positive results of sample of endotracheal aspirate culture was 2.6±1.2. After PEG placement, pulmonary infection requiring antibiotherapy was seen in 11 (55%) patients, Within an average of 2.3±.1.3 days bacterial growth was detected was detected in endotharcheal aspirates (p:0,18). Conclusion: PEG insertion in patients who cannot receive adequate oral intake is an established route for providing long-term enteral nutrition. Our experience suggests that the PEG is a safe and a simple method which decreases incidence of pulmonary infection with a low complication rate. © 2015, Logos Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.TurkishAll Open Access; Gold Open AccessArticle10.5222/MMJ.2015.078