Although 83% of the decision-makers considered that they had provided an informed decision after being given comprehensive information about the procedure, 71% said that they had not adequately been informed about alternative methods. Apart from topical skin reactions (26%), major complications, such as pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting and tube misplacement were not common (3-11%). No patient died due to procedure related complication. The cumulative median survival was 35 (95% CI: 27.7-42.3) days and it was not related to patient's underlying condition. We interviewed the relatives of 35 patients who underwent PEG tube placement in our facility from January 2008 to December 2009, using a structured questionnaire. We aimed to evaluate patients' survival and complications after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement, the quality of information given to the decision-makers (relatives) before the procedure and their overall acceptance of the intervention.
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