Total

PEG-B

PEG-T

p^*

SG-B

p^*

 Number of gastrostomies

204

63

58

83

Mean delay before 1^st complication occurrence (d)

63.5

95.1

< 0.01

67.6

0.7

Early complications (< 30 days, n(%))

43 (21.1%)

13 (22.8%)

3 (8.1%)

0.09

27 (50.9%)

< 0.01

Overall complications (n (%))

135 (66.2%)

45 (71.4%)

29 (50.0%)

0.02

61 (73.4%)

0.8

Patients experiencing complications (n (%))

91 (44.6%)

31 (49.2%)

19 (32.7%)

0.09

41 (49.3%)

1

Minor complications (Clavien 1 + 2) (n (%))

119 (88.1%)

42 (93.3%)

20 (69.0%)

< 0.01

57 (93.4%)

1

Local complications (n (%))

117 (86.7%)

39 (86.7%)

22 (75.9%)

0.35

56 (91.8%)

0.52

Granuloma (n (%))

46 (34.1%)

13 (28.9%)

6 (20.7%)

0.58

27 (44.3%)

0.15

Stomial inflammation (n (%))

40 (29.6%)

20 (44.4%)

9 (31.0%)

0.33

21 (34.4%)

0.31

Device falling out (n (%))

16 (11.9%)

4 (8.9%)

5 (17.2%)

0.3

7 (11.5%)

0.76

Leak of gastric content (n (%))

5 (3.7%)

2 (4.4%)

2 (6.9%)

0.64

1 (1.6%)

0.57

Serious complications (Clavien 3 + 4; n (%))

16 (11.9%)

3 (6.7%)

9 (31.0%)

< 0.01

4 (6.6%)

1

Device dislodgment requiring surgery (n (%))

7 (5.2%)

1 (2.2%)

5 (17.2%)

0.03

1 (1.6%)

1

Digestive occlusion (n (%))

3 (2.2%)

0 (0%)

3 (10.3%)

0.06

0 (0%)

1

Gastrocolic fistula (n (%))

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

0 (0%)

1