Table 5. Comparison of the mean ranks of gastrointestinal feeding intolerance of the patients within the three studied groups in three intervention days .
| Variables | Groups | First | Second | Third | Test results † | p -value |
| Presence of diarrhea | Bolus feeding | 1.85 | 2.13 | 2.03 |
Value = 3.647 df = 2 |
0.161 |
| Intermittent feeding | 1.90 | 2.05 | 2.05 |
Value = 4.000 df = 2 |
0.135 | |
| Control | 2.00 | 1.93 | 2.08 |
Value = 0.667 df = 2 |
0.717 | |
| Presence of constipation | Bolus feeding | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Value = 0.000 df = 2 |
1.000 |
| Intermittent feeding | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Value = 0.000 df = 2 |
1.000 | |
| Control | 1.98 | 2.05 | 1.98 |
Value = 2.000 df = 2 |
0.368 | |
| Presence of vomiting | Bolus feeding | 2.03 | 1.95 | 2.03 |
Value = 1.000 df = 2 |
0.607 |
| Intermittent feeding | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1.95 |
Value = 2.000 df = 2 |
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| Control | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Value = 0.000 df = 2 |
1.000 | |
| Presence of abdominal distention | Bolus feeding | 2.13 | 1.98 | 1.90 |
Value = 2.471 df = 2 |
0.291 |
| Intermittent feeding | 1.98 | 2.08 | 1.95 |
Value = 1.400 df = 2 |
0.497 | |
| Control | 2.03 | 2.05 | 1.93 |
Value = 1.077 df = 2 |
0.584 | |
| Abnormal gastric residual volume* | Bolus feeding | 2.08 | 1.93 | 2.00 |
Value = 1.200 df = 2 |
0.549 |
| Intermittent feeding | 1.95 | 2.03 | 2.03 |
Value = 2.000 df = 2 |
0.368 | |
| Control | 2.00 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
Value = 4.000 df = 2 |
0.135 |
All values are expressed as mean ranks
* More than half of the previous aspirated feed or 200 cc
† Friedman test