Hybrid percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (Hybrid PEG) improves patient safety by combining pull-through technique with gastropexy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

The direct puncture technique has been associated with a better safety profile compared with the classical pull-through technique for insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). In this study, the safety of the hybrid PEG technique, combining gastropexy with the pull-through technique, was analyzed in a large retrospective patient cohort.

Patients and methods

Clinical data from patients undergoing PEG insertion in a high-volume center for endoscopy were included retrospectively between January 2016 and December 2021. Patient characteristics and complication rates were correlated in univariate and multivariate analyses.

Results

Data from 351 patients undergoing PEG insertion with the hybrid PEG technique were compared with 145 pr

SUBMITTER: Kinzel TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866035 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature