Table 1.
Complication rates during short- and long-term follow-up periods after insertion of a gastrostomy button
| Complications | At 3–6 months, N = 170 | At 2–9 years, N = 170 | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granulation tissue | 73 (43%) | 13 (7%) | <0.01 |
| Leakage | 24 (14%) | 6 (3%) | <0.01 |
| Infection | 26 (15%) | 7 (4%) | <0.01 |
| Tube dislodgement | 8 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 1 |
| Vomiting | 31 (18%) | 4 (2%) | <0.01 |
| Pain | 1 (1%) | 5 (3%) | 0.22 |
| Total | 163 | 43 | |
| No complications | 39 (23%) | 138 (81%) | <0.01 |
The listed data are numbers of complications; a single patient can have more than 1 complication
aFisher’s exact test