Reviewer's report
Title:Safety of pull-type and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
tubes in oncology patients: a retrospective analysis
Version: 2Date:6 February 2011
Reviewer: Arno J Dormann
Reviewer's report:
I still think that there are severe technical and physician related problems in this
trial and retrospective analysis.
E.g. a pneumoperitoneum is no complication - it occurs in 50% of all patients and
should not lead to a surgical exploration.
The total rate of severe complications is still very high and might be the result of
anon sufficient technical approach.
Starting a chemotherapy 1 day after the procedure will led to severe
complications because the infection rate is a the highest point on day 3-5 after
intervention.
There is grading of local infections and there is still the weakness of the
retrospective data analysis.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Reviewer's report
Title:Safety of pull-type and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
tubes in oncology patients: a retrospective analysis
Version: 2Date:6 February 2011
Reviewer: Arno J Dormann
Reviewer's report:
I still think that there are severe technical and physician related problems in this
trial and retrospective analysis.
E.g. a pneumoperitoneum is no complication - it occurs in 50% of all patients and
should not lead to a surgical exploration.
The total rate of severe complications is still very high and might be the result of
anon sufficient technical approach.
Starting a chemotherapy 1 day after the procedure will led to severe
complications because the infection rate is a the highest point on day 3-5 after
intervention.
There is grading of local infections and there is still the weakness of the
retrospective data analysis.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Please review this paper.
user
Reviewer's report
Title:Safety of pull-type and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
tubes in oncology patients: a retrospective analysis
Version: 2Date:6 February 2011
Reviewer: Arno J Dormann
Reviewer's report:
I still think that there are severe technical and physician related problems in this
trial and retrospective analysis.
E.g. a pneumoperitoneum is no complication - it occurs in 50% of all patients and
should not lead to a surgical exploration.
The total rate of severe complications is still very high and might be the result of
anon sufficient technical approach.
Starting a chemotherapy 1 day after the procedure will led to severe
complications because the infection rate is a the highest point on day 3-5 after
intervention.
There is grading of local infections and there is still the weakness of the
retrospective data analysis.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
assistant