Table 3

Days of successful intake divided by feeding route

Enteral route
Patients
Days of successful intake, %

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)

*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