Table 4.

Complications occurring in the periprocedural period (≤ 7 days from gastrostomy) and post-procedural period (> 7 days from gastrostomy)

Periprocedural complications	Number of events	Number of participants	% of participants
Pain	28	28	14.2
Possible/actual wound infection	12	12	6.1
Benign pneumoperitoneum	9	9	4.6
Vomiting/diarrhea	3	3	1.5
Peritonitis	1	1	0.5
Total	53	53	26.9
Post procedural complications	Number of events	Number of participants	Events per patient-year
Gastric leakage	12	10	0.040
Stomal irritation/granulation tissue	10	10	0.033
Infection/possible infection	9	9	0.030
Buried bumper	8	6	0.027
A-Tube rotation	3	2	0.010
Total	42	37	0.139