Title: Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in HIV patients
Version: 1 Date: 01 Nov 2024
Reviewer:  Panagiotis Tsibouris
Reviewer's report:
Because the majority of patients undergoing PEG placement have an underlined neurological
disease multivariated analysis should be definitively needed unless the two groups have been
previously homogenised Those results should be presented from the introduction Also frequency
of infections ( trauma, aspiration pneumonia etc) during the follow-up period should be also
presented Methods Data recorded should be presented in detail Was chemoprophylaxis given
and was it the same in the two patient groups? Because difference in bleeding episodes have
been recorded between the two groups, para,eters affecting bleeding tendency and clotting
mechanisms should be recorded Can authors calculate expected survival before PEG placement
taking into consideration Charlson Comorbidity Index? In how many patients with expected
survival less than 6 months PEG was placed and why has it been opted instead of an NG tube?
Statistics Multivariated analysis should be performed Results Indication for PEG placement
should be described Main causes of death should be described
Title: Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in HIV patients
Version: 1 Date: 01 Nov 2024
Reviewer:  Panagiotis Tsibouris
Reviewer's report:
Because the majority of patients undergoing PEG placement have an underlined neurological
disease multivariated analysis should be definitively needed unless the two groups have been
previously homogenised Those results should be presented from the introduction Also frequency
of infections ( trauma, aspiration pneumonia etc) during the follow-up period should be also
presented Methods Data recorded should be presented in detail Was chemoprophylaxis given
and was it the same in the two patient groups? Because difference in bleeding episodes have
been recorded between the two groups, para,eters affecting bleeding tendency and clotting
mechanisms should be recorded Can authors calculate expected survival before PEG placement
taking into consideration Charlson Comorbidity Index? In how many patients with expected
survival less than 6 months PEG was placed and why has it been opted instead of an NG tube?
Statistics Multivariated analysis should be performed Results Indication for PEG placement
should be described Main causes of death should be described
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Title: Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in HIV patients
Version: 1 Date: 01 Nov 2024
Reviewer:  Panagiotis Tsibouris
Reviewer's report:
Because the majority of patients undergoing PEG placement have an underlined neurological
disease multivariated analysis should be definitively needed unless the two groups have been
previously homogenised Those results should be presented from the introduction Also frequency
of infections ( trauma, aspiration pneumonia etc) during the follow-up period should be also
presented Methods Data recorded should be presented in detail Was chemoprophylaxis given
and was it the same in the two patient groups? Because difference in bleeding episodes have
been recorded between the two groups, para,eters affecting bleeding tendency and clotting
mechanisms should be recorded Can authors calculate expected survival before PEG placement
taking into consideration Charlson Comorbidity Index? In how many patients with expected
survival less than 6 months PEG was placed and why has it been opted instead of an NG tube?
Statistics Multivariated analysis should be performed Results Indication for PEG placement
should be described Main causes of death should be described
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