Table 1: Indications, 30 days mortality rate and morbidity rate for minor. major and early complications. according to gastrostomy indications.

Indications

Effective (%)

Complications Minor

Major

30-days Mortality

Gastrostomy for Enteral Nutrition

Neurological diseases

Oto-rhino-laryngeal tumors

Lung tumors

Various abdominal diseases

Other general diseases

TOTAL

 

143 (48.8%)

50 (17%)

24 (8%)

21 (7%)

10 (3%)

248 (85%)

 

20 (8%)

0 (0%)

8 (3.2%)

3 (1.2%)

2 (0.8%)

33 (11%)

 

15 (6%)

0 (0%)

8 (3.2%)

2 (0.8%)

1 (0.4%)

26 (8.8%)

 

9 (6.3%)

14 (18.9%)

12 (50%)

3 (14.3%)

2 (20%)

40 (16.1%)

Gastrostomy for Gastric Decompression

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

Abdominal diseases

Airways diseases*

Other general diseases

TOTAL

 

24 (8%)

19 (6%)

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

45 (15%)

 

5 (10.9%)

2 (4.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

7 (15.5%)

 

1 (2.2%)

1 (2.2%)

1 (2.2%)

0 (0%)

3 (6%)

 

4 (16.7%)

3 (15.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (100%)

8 (17.7%)

TOTAL**

293 (100%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Airways pathologies concern both oto-rhino-laryngeal tumors and lung tumors.

**Cohort of 293 surgical gastrostomies, 248 (85%) gastrostomy for enteral nutrition and 45 (15%) for gastric decompression.