TABLE 4.

Gastrointestinal complications in patients on ECMO

GI complication	Patients without EN	Patients with EN	P value
Constipation	7 (17.5%)	24 (44.4%)	0.006
High gastric residual volume	3 (7.5%)	13 (22.8%)	0.046
Abdominal distension	4 (9.7%)	9 (16.1%)	0.367
Gastrointestinal bleeding	3 (7.5%)	7 (12.3%)	0.446
Intestinal ischemia	1 (2.5%)	2 (3.6%)	0.755
Diarrhea	0 (0%)	2 (3.5%)	0.226
Vomiting	0 (0%)	1 (1.8%)	0.390

ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; EN = enteral nutrition; GI = gastrointestinal.