Table 1.
Demographics and baseline characteristics of successful gastrostomy placements (n = 276).
| Push gastrostomy | Pull gastrostomy | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 169 | 107 |
| Demographics | ||
| Men | 116 (69%) | 44 (41%) |
| Women | 53 (31%) | 63 (59%) |
| Mean age (year) | 62 ± 11.3 (SD) [24–102] | 60 ± 13.3 (SD) [22–86] |
| Indication | ||
| Feeding | 145 (86%) | 39 (36%) |
| Decompression | 24 (14%) | 68 (64%) |
| Prior failed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement | 17 (10%) | 52 (49%) |
| Head and neck malignancies | 134 (79%) | 21 (20%) |
| Abdominopelvic malignancies | 26 (16%) | 69 (64%) |
| Ovarian | 3 | 24 |
| Colon | 5 | 14 |
| Gastric | 2 | 8 |
| Pancreatic | 2 | 6 |
| Sarcoma | 2 | 3 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 2 | 2 |
| Gallbladder | 2 | 2 |
| Small bowel | 2 | |
| Uterine | 2 | |
| Other abdominopelvic | 8 | 6 |
| Other malignancies | 9 (5%) | 17 (16%) |
| Esophageal | 2 | 5 |
| Breast | 6 | |
| Lung | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 5 | 3 |