Table 4. Comparison of the mean ranks of gastrointestinal feeding intolerance of the patients between the three studied groups in total three intervention days .
| Variables |
Bolus feeding
(n = 20) |
Intermittent feeding
(n = 20) |
Control
(n = 20) |
Test results † | p -value |
| Presence of diarrhea | 30.65 | 25.70 | 35.15 |
Value = 4.846 df = 2 |
0.088 |
| Presence of constipation | 32.00 | 29.00 | 30.50 |
Value = 2.070 df = 2 |
0.355 |
| Presence of vomiting | 31.95 | 30.55 | 29.00 |
Value = 2.002 df = 2 |
0.367 |
| Presence of abdominal distention | 32.48 | 28.75 | 30.28 |
Value = 0.944 df = 2 |
0.624 |
| Abnormal gastric residual volume* | 31.13 | 26.10 | 33.28 |
Value = 4.003 df = 2 |
0.135 |
All values are expressed as mean ranks
* More than half of the previous aspirated feed or 200 cc
† Kruskal-Wallis test