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Table 2.

Outcome data of studies included in meta-analysis. Figures are for enteral nutrition/total parenteral nutrition

	No of patients	Septic complications	Other complications	Surgical intervention	Length of stay	Mortality
McClave, 1997²⁸	16/16	2/2	—	—	9.7/11.9	0/0
Windsor, 1998²⁹	16/18	0/3	0/5	1/5	12.5/15	0/2
Kalfarentzos, 1997³⁰	18/20	5/10	3/5^*	2/4	40/39	1/2
Abou-Assi, 2002¹⁹	26/27	1/9^†	13/17^*	1/2	14.2/18.4	6/8
Olah, 2002¹⁸	41/48	5/13	3/4	5/11	16.8/23.6	2/4
Gupta, 2003³¹	8/9	0/2	0/6^‡	—	7/10	0/0

Excluding hyperglycaemia.

^†

All central sepsis related to venous catheter.

^‡

Organ failure.