许多患者将从经皮饲管提供的肠内营养支持中获得显着的健康益处。因此，对于内窥镜医师、全科医生、外科医生和神经科医生来说，熟悉 PEG 和其他肠内饲管的适应症、禁忌症和潜在并发症至关重要。在此背景下，我们简要概述了瑞典胃肠病学会关于 PEG 和其他肠内饲管管理的新国家指南。使用肠内饲管的适应症包括中风和阻塞性癌症等疾病。经皮饲管患者的护理需要专业团队的专业知识。与 PEG 相关的并发症包括埋藏保险杠综合征、局部感染和饲管脱位等。

Numerous patients stand to gain significant health benefits from enteral nutrition support facilitated by percutaneous feeding tubes. Consequently it is crucial for endoscopists, general practitioners, surgeons and neurologists to be well-versed with indications, contraindications and potential complications of PEG and other enteral feeding tubes. In this context we present a concise overview of the new national guidelines by the Swedish Society of Gastroenterology regarding the management of PEG and other enteral feeding tubes. Indications for the use of enteral feeding tubes include conditions such as stroke and obstructive cancer. The care of patients with percutaneous feeding tubes necessitates the expertise of a specialized team. Complications related to PEG include, among others, buried bumper syndrome, local infection and dislocation of the feeding tube.