Success rate of direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy in patients who are obese

✍ Scribed by Scott H. Mackenzie; Derrick Haslem; Kristen Hilden; Kristen L. Thomas; John C. Fang

• Book ID: 119245068
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 67
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6779
• DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.06.041

✦ Synopsis

Background: Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) is increasingly used as a method for obtaining jejunal enteral access. The most cited reason of unsuccessful placement is poor transillumination, which may be related to obesity. Whether obesity affects failure and complication rates has not been previously described.

Objective: To compare the success rate and adverse events (AEs) associated with DPEJ placement in patients who were overweight and patients who were obese compared with patients who were normal or underweight defined by body mass index (BMI).

Design: Retrospective database review.

Setting: A tertiary-referral center.

Patients: Eighty DPEJ placements between