Table 2: Late complication rate and type of complication.
|
Total
Effective (%) |
Late Complications* (%) |
Minor Complications Tube site
infection Gastric
tube removal Gastric
tube obstruction Gastric
tube breakage or leakage Intra-abdominal
secondary displacement Parietal
hematoma |
40 (100%) 23 (57.5%) 6 (15%) 6 (15%) 1 (2.5%) 3 (7.5%) 1 (2.5%) |
26 (10.2%) 14 (5.5%) 4 (1.5%) 3 (1.2%) 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.2%) 1 (0.4%) |
Major Complications Gastric
bleeding Aspiration
pneumonia Gastro-oesophagal reflux Peristomal hernia Peritonitis Digestive
perforation Incisionnal
hernia |
29 (100%) 9 (31%) 5 (17.3%) 5 (17.3%) 3 (10.3%) 5 (17.3%) 1 (3.4%) 1 (3.4%) |
14 (5.5%) 3 (1.2%) 2 (0.8%) 4 (1.5%) 2 (0.8%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) |
*Percentage excluding patients who died within the 30
days after surgery.