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. 2013 Feb 12;108(5):804–810. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2013.10

Table 4. Comparison of elemental diet and standard liquid diet on gastric emptying in bedridden PEG patients.

Group Elemental diet (N=19) Standard liquid diet (N=19) P value
T10% 0.82±0.24 1.00±0.37 0.0064
T30% 2.06±0.42 2.53±0.76 0.0030
T50% 3.57±0.62 4.93±1.69 0.0017

PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

All values (h) are mean±s.d.

T10%, T30%, T50%: 10, 30, and 50% the gastric excretion (emptying) time, i.e., the time at which 10, 30, and 50% of the total input of 13C is excreted.