Table 2 Acute and chronic complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy according to the insertion type
From: Risk factors for complications and mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion
Variable | Pull type (n = 139) | Introducer type (n = 262) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Follow-up, days | 524 (100–1178) | 269 (64–686) | 0.001 |
Acute complications, n (%) | |||
 Bleeding | 5 (3.6) | 18 (6.9) | 0.180 |
 Pneumoperitoneum | 9 (6.5) | 29 (11.1) | 0.135 |
 Aspiration pneumonia | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) | 1.000 |
 Ileus | 4 (2.9) | 22 (8.4) | 0.033 |
 Wound infection | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | 1.000 |
 Mallory-Weiss tear | 0 | 4 (1.5) | 0.303 |
Chronic complications, n (%) | |||
 Wound infection | 6 (4.3) | 12 (4.6) | 0.903 |
 Leakage | 7 (5.0) | 22 (8.4) | 0.216 |
 Tube obstruction | 5 (3.6) | 37 (14.1) | 0.001 |
 Spontaneous removal | 2 (1.4) | 8 (3.1) | 0.505 |
 Buried bumper syndrome | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | 1.000 |
 Aspiration pneumonia | 2 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0.612 |
30-day mortality, n (%) | 8 (5.8) | 12 (4.6) | 0.607 |