Table 5.

Subgroup analysis: nutritional and hospitalization parameters based on timing of nasojejunal tube (NJT) placement

	Period 1	Period 2			P-value
	Routine intraoperative NJT	Intraoperative NJT	Postoperative NJT	No NJT
	(n = 51)	(n = 7)	(n = 20)	(n = 24)
Time to adequate oral intake, days, median (IQR)	12 (10–18)	17 (10–30)	18 (12–30)	6 (4–8)	<0.001
Length of stay, days, median (IQR)	18 (12–28)	24 (17–35)	22 (14–42)	9 (7–11)	<0.001

P-values shown in bold indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).

IQR, interquartile range.