Table 3. Thirty-Day Mortality Rate.
| Author | 30-Day mortality | |
|---|---|---|
| PEG | RIG | |
| Lewis et al.16 | 2/34 | 2/31 |
| Hoffer et al.39 | 5/69 | 4/66 |
| ProGas Study Group9 | 5/163 | 4/121 |
| Laskaratos et al.8 | 6/53 | 14/40 |
| Allen et al.19 | 4/57 | 6/51 |
| La Nauze et al.20 | 3/80 | 5/97 |
| Rio et al.22 | 2/21 | 12/121 |
| Leeds et al.23 | 25/233 | 26/170 |
| Blondet et al.24 | 2/21 | 2/22 |
| Galaski et al.26 | 1/30 | 8/44 |
| Eze et al.28 | 1/44 | 5/15 |
| Silas et al.31 | 8/177 | 6/193 |
| Desport et al.32 | 4/30 | 2/20 |
| Neeff et al.33 | 3/56 | 6/18 |
| Wollman and D'Agostino42 | 8/79 | 4/46 |
PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; RIG, radiologically-inserted gastrostomy.