Chen et al identified factors associated with successful placement of a nasoenteric feeding tube. The authors are from multiple institutions in China
Outcome: successful placement of a nasoenteric feeding tube
Predictors of successful nasoenteric tube placement:
(1) use of prokinetic agents (odds ratio 4.1)
(2) not using vasopressors (odds ratio 2.3)
(3) APACHE II score < 20 (odds ratio 1.9)
(4) not using sedatives or analgesics (odds ratio 1.5)
The chances of successfully placing a nasoenteric feeding tube increases with the number of predictors present.
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Specialty: Nutrition, Gastroenterology
