PEGs had a significantly higher early complication rate than LAPGs and the only major complications occurred in the PEG group. PEGs also had a higher overall complication rate than LAPGs, although the difference was not statistically significant. Both PEGs and LAPGs were significantly superior to OG in terms of overall complication rates.

Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD) Statement should be followed. 6 However, although the present study is already a relatively large study, the sample size may be still too small to make a very reliable prediction model. In addition, future external validation in other participant data is always recommended to evaluate the performance of the model. 6