Table 4.
Safety and tolerance of nasogastric tube feeding.
Reference | Total patients | Troublesome diarrhoea n, (%) |
Tube removal n, (%) |
Gastric retention n, (%) | Exacerbation of pain following feeding, n, (%) | Achievement of nutritional goal | Full tolerance of feeding n, (%)† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eatock et al. 2000 [76] | 26 | 3 (11.5) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (11.5) | 0 (0) | Not stated | 19 (73.1) |
Eatock et al. 2005 [58] | 27 | 3 (11.1) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.4) | 21 patients (78%) after 60 hours |
23 (85.1) |
Kumar et al. 2006 [59] | 16 | 4 (25) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 16 patients (100%) by day 7* |
11 (68.8) |
Eckerwall et al. 2006 [41] | 23 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (13) | Not stated | 15 patients (66%) by day 7 |
20 (86.9) |
Singh et al. 2012 [64] | 39 | 4 (10.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (7.7) | Not stated | 34 (85.6) |
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Total | 131 | 14 (10.7) | 3 (2.3) | 7 (5.3) | 6 (4.5) | N/A | 107 (82.0) |
†Did not require temporary reduction, stoppage, or withdrawal of feeding; *six patients were supplemented by parenteral nutrition during the commencement of feeding. N/A: not available.