Table 3.

Approaches for management of enteral tube feeding intolerance

Method of managing ETFI	ETFI, n (%)	NO ETFI, n (%)	P
Medication	100 (61.7)
Antiemetic or prokinetic	79 (48.8)	12 (14.5)	<0.001
Laxative	25 (15.4)	3 (3.6)	0.05
Decrease rate of ETF	67 (41.4)	4 (4.8)	<0.001
Stop and restart ETF within day	59 (36.4)	8 (9.6)	<0.001
Stop ETF without restart	26 (16)	2 (2.4)	<0.001

Bold characters indicate when P<0.05. ETFI=Enteral tube feeding intolerance