ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

Complications Following Insertion and Replacement of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tubes
Roe, DC
Gastroenterologist, Akron City Hospital, OH

Platt, MS
Medical examiner, Medical Examiner's Office of Summit County, OH

(Received 7 May 1999; accepted 12 October 1999)

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion was introduced in 1980 as an alternative to nasogastric tubes and surgically placed gastrostomy tubes. The procedure is indicated in those patients who have an inability to sustain adequate nutrition in the presence of a functioning gastrointestinal tract. We report four deaths that arose within a ten-week period in 1998.

Keywords:
forensic science, PEG tubes, enterostomy, gastrostomy, endoscopy, feeding tubes, nutrition

Paper ID: JFS14779J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14779J
ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.