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Table 5 Major adverse events (AEs) and their management

From: The impact of tube replacement timing during LCIG therapy on PEG-J associated adverse events: a retrospective multicenter observational study

 

n (%)

Treatment type (Endoscopy or Surgery)

Major AEs

58 (100)

 

Tube dislocation

27 (46.6)

27 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Tube breakage

12 (20.7)

12 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Tube occlusion

7(12.1)

7 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Tube kinking

3 (5.2)

3 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Connector trouble

3(5.2)

3 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Peritonitis

3 (5.2)

3 cases: Surgery

Bezoar

2(3.4)

2 cases: Endoscopic treatment

Postoperative wound infection

1 (1.7)

1 case: Endoscopic treatment