Major complications reported related to gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding tube placement for children with cerebral palsy
| Failure to place the tube |
| Acute postoperative respiratory problems |
| Wound dehiscence |
| Severe wound and abdominal wall infection |
| Further surgery for: failure of initial operation, for antireflux procedure, treatment of surgical complications |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding/ulceration |
| Paraoesophageal/hiatus hernia |
| Peritonitis |
| Acute intestinal obstruction due to tube migration or dislodgement of parts of the feeding tube system |
| Gastrocolic fistula |
| Tract dehiscence |
| Volvulus |
| Acute pancreatitis |
| Chronic respiratory problems, often related to aspiration into the lungs |
| Osteopenia and bone fractures |
| Scurvy and other mineral and micronutrient deficiencies |