Analysis of adverse event
infection, pneumonia, dyspnea, fever
INFECTION, WOUND INFECTION, PNEUMONIA
One patient expired 6 days after PEG implantation due to pneumonia. Tracing back record, the patient experienced sudden dyspnea and high fever after feeding. Milk-like material was noted after airway suction and aspiration was impressed. Thirteen patients experienced infection episodes after PEG implantation within 2 weeks. Eight had peristomal wound infection, three of them had pneumonia, and two of them had both (Supplementary Table 1). Of the 13 patients, the results of mouth culture before PEG implantation represented dominant microbes of infection in nine patients (69.2%). Common pathogens included 