Complications after Feeding Jejunostomy Tube Placement for Gastroesophageal Cancer

Abstract

RESULTS: We reviewed 1,847 CTs among 491 patients who met inclusion criteria (59% men), with inter-rater reliability 0.85 for the panel. Mean age was 60 12 years; mean follow-up time 13 8 months. Ventral incisional hernia occurred in 41% and differed across diagnoses: urologic/gynecologic (30%), colorectal (53%), and all others (56%) (p<0.001). In CPH analysis, incision location, cancer type (Table), open operation (HR 2.07 [95% CI, 1.18-3.63]), surgical site infection (HR 1.58 [95% CI, 1.06-2.34]), and body mass index (HR 1.06 [95% CI, 1.03-1.08]) were associated with VIH, adjusting for stage, age, chemotherapy, smoking, and steroid use.