Complications of enteral tube feeding
| Type | Complication |
|---|---|
| PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; PEJ, percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy; GI, gastrointestinal. | |
| Insertion | Nasal damage, intracranial insertion, pharyngeal/oesophageal pouch perforation, bronchial placement, variceal bleeding |
|     PEG/PEJ insertions | Bleeding, intestinal/colonic perforation |
| Post insertion trauma | Discomfort, erosions, fistulae, and strictures |
| Displacement | Tube falls out, bronchial administration of feed |
| Reflux | Oesophagitis, aspiration |
| GI intolerance | Nausea, bloating, pain, diarrhoea |
| Metabolic | Refeeding syndrome, hyperglycaemia, fluid overload, electrolyte disturbance |