Title: Mortality and complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a retrospective
multicentre study
Version: 3 Date: 22 Jun 2022
Reviewer:  Shigenori Masaki
Reviewer's report:
All reviewer comments have been addressed appropriately. I would like to pay tribute to the
sincere efforts of the authors.
However, this manuscript needs one more correction.
Background
“Since PEG was first introduced, two different methods have evolved: the insertion method
and the pull method (also known as Gauderer-Ponsky) (2). With the insertion method, the
gastrostomy tube is pushed through the abdominal wall into the ventricle using an introducer kit
while the ventricle is endoscopically inflated with gas.”
Comment: My previous comment " 'surgical methods' should be rewritten as simply 'methods'
or 'insertion methods' " may have been caused misunderstandings and confusion for the authors.
I am sorry but the authors should revise "insertion method" to "introducer method" throughout
the manuscript including Table 1 and Table 3. The authors’ insertion method is generally called
introducer method. The authors can see the difference between the pull method, the push method
and the introducer method in the “PREPARATION - insertion technique” section of the paper
below:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: indications, technique, complications and management.
Rahnemai-Azar AA, Rahnemaiazar AA, Naghshizadian R, Kurtz A, Farkas DT.
World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun 28;20(24):7739-51.
Title: Mortality and complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a retrospective
multicentre study
Version: 3 Date: 22 Jun 2022
Reviewer:  Shigenori Masaki
Reviewer's report:
All reviewer comments have been addressed appropriately. I would like to pay tribute to the
sincere efforts of the authors.
However, this manuscript needs one more correction.
Background
“Since PEG was first introduced, two different methods have evolved: the insertion method
and the pull method (also known as Gauderer-Ponsky) (2). With the insertion method, the
gastrostomy tube is pushed through the abdominal wall into the ventricle using an introducer kit
while the ventricle is endoscopically inflated with gas.”
Comment: My previous comment " 'surgical methods' should be rewritten as simply 'methods'
or 'insertion methods' " may have been caused misunderstandings and confusion for the authors.
I am sorry but the authors should revise "insertion method" to "introducer method" throughout
the manuscript including Table 1 and Table 3. The authors’ insertion method is generally called
introducer method. The authors can see the difference between the pull method, the push method
and the introducer method in the “PREPARATION - insertion technique” section of the paper
below:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: indications, technique, complications and management.
Rahnemai-Azar AA, Rahnemaiazar AA, Naghshizadian R, Kurtz A, Farkas DT.
World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun 28;20(24):7739-51.
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Title: Mortality and complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a retrospective
multicentre study
Version: 3 Date: 22 Jun 2022
Reviewer:  Shigenori Masaki
Reviewer's report:
All reviewer comments have been addressed appropriately. I would like to pay tribute to the
sincere efforts of the authors.
However, this manuscript needs one more correction.
Background
“Since PEG was first introduced, two different methods have evolved: the insertion method
and the pull method (also known as Gauderer-Ponsky) (2). With the insertion method, the
gastrostomy tube is pushed through the abdominal wall into the ventricle using an introducer kit
while the ventricle is endoscopically inflated with gas.”
Comment: My previous comment " 'surgical methods' should be rewritten as simply 'methods'
or 'insertion methods' " may have been caused misunderstandings and confusion for the authors.
I am sorry but the authors should revise "insertion method" to "introducer method" throughout
the manuscript including Table 1 and Table 3. The authors’ insertion method is generally called
introducer method. The authors can see the difference between the pull method, the push method
and the introducer method in the “PREPARATION - insertion technique” section of the paper
below:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: indications, technique, complications and management.
Rahnemai-Azar AA, Rahnemaiazar AA, Naghshizadian R, Kurtz A, Farkas DT.
World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun 28;20(24):7739-51.
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