Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies
| Author (year) | Placement method | Sample size | Age (y)a | Study population | Type of tube | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foote 2004 [15] | Endoscopy | 26 | 59.0±4.1 | Surgical ICU patients | 109 cm, 8 F (Corpak Medsystems, Wheeling, IL) | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 17 | 58.1±5.6 | Surgical ICU patients | 109 cm, 8 F (Corpak Medsystems) | ①②③ | |
| Fang 2005 [23] | Endoscopy | 50 | 52 (15-98) | Critically ill patients | 9 F (Sandoz Nutrition, Minneapolis, MN, USA) | ①②③⑤ |
| X-ray | 50 | 55 (13-90) | Critically ill patients | 8 F, 120 cm polyurethane Fredrick-Miller tube | ①②③⑤ | |
| Tong 2009 [14] | Endoscopy | 50 | 50 (20-64) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 50 | 48 (18-63) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ | |
| Sun 2012 [17] | Endoscopy | 31 | 51.6±10.9 | Critically ill patients | 3.33 F | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 31 | 52.6±11.7 | Critically ill patients | 3.33 F | ①②③ | |
| Xie 2012 [24] | Endoscopy | 19 | 37.3 (27-69) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 20 | 39.2 (31-74) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ | |
| Song 2013 [25] | Endoscopy | 24 | 55.6 (35-76) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 28 | 55.3 (32-73) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①②③ | |
| Yang 2015 [26] | Endoscopy | 15 | 49.3 (28-71) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①③④⑤ |
| X-ray | 15 | 50 (29-79) | SAP | 3.33 F | ①③④⑤ | |
| Ma 2016 [18] | Endoscopy | 30 | 57.7±9.1 | Critically ill patients | NA | ①② |
| X-ray | 30 | 58.2±8.7 | Critically ill patients | NA | ①② | |
| Guan 2018 [19] | Endoscopy | 38 | 58.1 (25-79) | SAP | NA | ①②③ |
| X-ray | 39 | 57.2 (27-84) | SAP | NA | ①②③ | |
| Shen 2012 [20] | Endoscopy | 21 | 49.1±12.2 | ICU patients | 3.33 F | ①②③④ |
| X-ray | 22 | 50.1±10.3 | ICU patients | 3.33 F | ①②③④ | |
| Li 2017 [21] | Endoscopy | 20 | 53.8±9.7 | Critically ill patients | 3.33 F | ①② |
| X-ray | 20 | 52.4±10.2 | Critically ill patients | 3.33 F | ①② |
Note: ① Procedure success rate; ② insertion time; ③ placement-related complications; ④ post-insertion tube-related complications; ⑤ nasojejunal tube indwelling time.
a
Mean ± standard deviation or median (range).
Abbreviations: ICU, Intensive care unit; 3.33 F, Flocare; 3.33 mm, 130 cm; NA, Not available (data not provided); SAP, Severe acute pancreatitis.