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Days of successful intake divided by feeding route |
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| Enteral route |
Patients |
Days of successful intake, % |
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| Gastric tube |
383 |
49 (1,188 of 2,424) |
| Duodenal tube [previous gastric tube]* |
[116] |
58 (564 of 979) |
| Needle catheter jejunostomy |
17 |
76 (78 of 102) |
| Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
3 |
57 (12 of 21) |
| Overall success of feeding intake |
403 |
52 (1,842 of 3,526) |
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*All patients with a duodenal feeding tube were previously fed by gastric tube. | ||
Binnekade et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R218 doi:10.1186/cc3504 |
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