OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding has been validated in
specific clinical situations such as acute stroke with dysphagia and oropharyngeal
malignancy. The perception that gastrostomy insertion is safe and technically simple has led
to an increase in the demands for PEG insertion, encompassing clinical applications such as
in patients with dementia, in whom its role has not been justified. The purpose of this study
was to compare the mortality of patients with dementia who were fed by PEG to that of other …