Table 5 Subgroup analysis between malignancy group and neurologic disease group
From: Risk factors for complications and mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion
Variable | Malignancy | Neurologic disease | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Acute complication, n (%) | |||
 Bleeding | 3 (4.3) | 12 (5.0) | 1.000 |
 Pneumoperitoneum | 12 (17.1) | 18 (7.5) | 0.016 |
 Aspiration pneumonia | 2 (2.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0.129 |
 Ileus | 5 (7.1) | 15 (6.3) | 0.784 |
 Wound infection | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1.000 |
 Mallory-Weiss tear | 0 | 3 (1.3) | 1.000 |
Pull-type PEG, n (%) | 29 (41.4) | 85 (35.4) | 0.359 |
Procedure time, minutes | 14.5 (10.3–18.0) | 16.00 (11.0–20.0) | 0.128 |