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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrectomy(PEG)What is a PEG?
PEG is a non-surgical technique for percutaneous placement of a
feeding gastrostomy tube using an endoscope. This procedure is
performed to a person having dificulty in swallowing or cannot
consume enough food by mouth. During this procedure, a
gastrostomy tube is placed in the stomach to directly feed to the GI tract.
What Preparation is Required?
Basically, the only preparation is nothing to eat or drink anything after
midnight. Inform your physician if you are on anticoagulant therapy.
What to expect during PEG?
You will be given a sedative and an antibiotic intravenously.
The physician will insert an endoscope through your mouth
and into the stomach. Through the endoscope, the physician
will choose the site where PEG tube will be inserted. A local
anesthetic is injected at the site, a small incision is made
in the abdominal wall, and the feeding tube is inserted.
The procedure takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
What happens after the Procedure?
A sterile gauze dressing with an antibiotic ointment will be
placed around the incision and the PEG tube will be secured
to your abdomen with tape. You will be started on enteral
feeding (feeding throught the feeding tube). If you are having
difficulty or have any questions, contact your physician.
Feeding:
Proper nutrition and diet are important in helping to prevent
many diseases and to support development, growth, and healing.
A PEG tube provides access to the stomach if long term
nutiritional support is necessary. Follow instructions
below for feeding procedure.
Supplied needed
Skincare
To ensure a healthy gastrostomy site, keep the skin clean and dry.
Wash the area with soap and water. Rotate the feeding tube every
day to prevent the turbe from adhering to the stoma. Dry the skin
surface well after tube care.
You will need to observe the site for any complications such as an infection (redness, swelling, pus like discharge around the site). Contact your Doctor as soon as possible if:
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