Single endoscopist-performed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement

Table 1 Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the study subjects n (%)

Age, yr	69.9 ± 16.3
Gender, M:F	30 (55.6):24 (46.3)
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus	19 (35.2)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6 (11.1)
Coronary artery disease	11 (20.4)
Cardiac arrhythmia	4 (7.4)
Hypertension	20 (37.0)
Chronic renal failure	3 (5.6)
Hyperlipidemia	2 (3.7)
Other1	4 (7.4)
Antimicrobial therapy prior to PEG	40 (74.1)
Laboratory findings
Leukocytosis (> 11 kg/mm3)	22 (40.7)
CRP elevation (> 8 mg/dL)	48 (90.6)
High CRP (> 80 mg/dL)	22 (41.5)
Low albumin levels (< 3.5 g/dL)	40 (76.9)

¹Hydrocephaly, breast cancer, meningioma, chronic liver disease. M: Male; F: Female; PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; CRP: C-reactive protein.