Factors predicting the survival rate and possibility of oral intake after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy − Does evaluating the swallowing function by videoendoscopy performed during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy predict the oral intake?

Abstract

We investigated the survival rate and prognostic factors associated with the condition three months after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The subjects were 123 patients who had undergone PEG between January 2015 and December 2020. The survival rate was 85% at 3 months after PEG. Poor prognostic factors included a high C-reactive protein (CRP), a low serum albumin level, and a low controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score. The incidence of oral intake of deglutition food at least once a day was 9% at 3 months after PEG. The Hyodo score was significantly lower in the patients who could tolerate deglutition food. The swallowing function as evaluated using the Hyodo score during PEG predicted the possibility of an oral intake of deglutition food at three months after PEG.