Investigation and prediction of enteral nutrition problems after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Table 5 Causes of enteral nutrition problems after PEG with their respective predictors

	No.	%
Parenteral alimentation before gastrectomy
Pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia)	14 (11)	33
Paralytic ileus	6	14
Acute enterocolitis (CDED)	5 (4)	12
Biliary tract infection	2	9
Aggravation of chronic renal dysfunction	2	5
Fever (unknown origin)	2	5
Peritonitis	1	2
Bleeding from fistula	1	2
Diarrhea	1	2
Drug-induced liver injury	1	2
Aggravation of chronic heart failure	1	2
Aggravation of ASO	1	2
Urinary tract infection	1	2
Sepsis	1	2
Infection to central venous catheter	1	2
Convulsive seizure	1	2
Total	43	100
Presence of esophageal hiatal hernia
Pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia)	8 (5)	44
Acute enterocolitis (CDED)	3 (2)	17
Paralytic ileus	2	11
Peritonitis	1	6
Aggravation of chronic heart failure	1	6
Stenosis of upper respiratory tract	1	6
Aggravation of chronic renal dysfunction	1	6
Cerebral infarction	1	6
Total	18	100
Past history of paralytic ileus
Paralytic ileus	3	38
Biliary tract infection	2	25
Pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia)	2 (2)	25
Peritonitis	1	13
Total	8	100
Presence of chronic renal dysfunction
Aggravation of chronic renal dysfunction	3	33
Aggravation of chronic heart failure	2	22
Pneumonia (Aspiration pneumonia)	2 (1)	22
Diarrhea	1	11
Fever (unknown origin)	1	11
Total	9	100