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. 2015 Apr 8;7(4):2524–2538. doi: 10.3390/nu7042524

Table 1.

Incidence of Enteral Feeding Complications.

Citation Country of Study Type of Study Number of Patients Outcomes
Hall et al., 2014 [32] USA Retrospective quality analysis 52 patients
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    Approximately 30% of patients seen at least once for clogged tube and 43.3% for tube leakage.

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    One patient required a procedure for tube re-insertion
Corry et al., 2009 [28] Australia Prospective study to compare PEG tubes and NGT tubes in terms of nutritional outcomes 32 PEG and 73 nasogastric tube (NGT) patients
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    PEG patients had significantly less weight loss at 6 weeks post treatment (median 0.8 kg gain versus 3.7 kg loss), but had a higher insertion site infection rate (41%).

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    There was 62% tube dislodgement in the NGT group compared with 19% for PEG group
Alivizatos et al., 2012 [27] Greece Retrospective review of medical records 31 Accidental removal of tube (broken tube, plugged tube; 45.1%), tube leakage (6.4%), dermatitis of the stoma (6.4%), diarrhoea (6.4%)
McNamara et al., 2000 [26] Ireland Retrospective survey 50 Blocked tube (30%), local infection at stoma site (16%), tube replacement (26%), diarrhoea (34%), vomiting (40%), constipation (48%).
Crosby and Duerksen, 2005 [25] Canada Retrospective Survey 55 out of 221 patients completed the survey Granulation tissue formation (67%), broken or leaking tube (56%), leakage around the tube site (60%), stoma infection requiring antibiotics (45%)
Martins et al., 2012 [30] Brazil - 79 patients
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    91.2% presented some complications such as pneumonia, catheter loss, diarrhoea, constipation, fluid leakage, tube obstruction, reflux.

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    Pneumonia was the most frequent complication, occurring in 55.9% of cases
Ojo, 2011 [1] UK Retrospective review 30 patients Overgranulation of stoma site (PEG, 26.7%; Balloon gastrostomy tube, 6.7%), infected stoma site (PEG, 6.7%; Balloon gastrostomy tube, 13.3%) during initial visit.
Erdil et al., 2005 [29] Turkey - 85 patients More than 30 days after insertion of PEG; Tube occlusion (4.3%), tube displacement (7.6%), wound infection (3.3%), peristomal leakage (2.2%), reflux and vomiting (1.1%), peritonitis (1.1%).