Type | Complication |
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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 |