Late complication rate and type of complication

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%)

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%)

3 (10.3%)

5 (17.3%)

1 (3.4%)

14 (5.5%)

3 (1.2%)

2 (0.8%)

4 (1.5%)

2 (0.8%)

1 (0.4%)

^*Percentage excluding patients who died within the 30 days after surgery.