New Model for Predicting Surgical Feeding Tube Placement in Patients With an Acute Stroke Event

Background and Purpose—The need for surgical feeding tube placement after acute stroke can be uncertain and associated with further morbidity.

Methods—Retrospective data were recorded and compared across patients with acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. We identified all feeding tubes placed as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes. A prediction score for PEG tube placement was developed separately for patients with acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage using logistic regression models of variables known by 24 hours from admission. Read more