Nasogastric or nasojejunal feeding in predicted severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis

Table 4 Outcomes of patients receiving nasogastric feeding in the studies included

Study	Number of patients	Age (years)	APACHE II score	LOS (days)	Duration of EN (days)
Eatock 2005	27	63 (47 to 74)^a	10 (7 to 18)^a	16 (10 to 22)^a	5
Kumar 2006	16	43.3 ± 12.8^b	10.5 ± 3.8^b	24.1 ± 14.4^b	7
Singh 2012	39	39.1 ± 16.7^b	8.5 (2 to 19)^a	17 (1 to 73)^a	7 or longer
Total	82	-	-	-	-

^aValues are median (range); ^bValues are mean±standard deviation; APACHE, Acute
Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; LOS, length of hospital stay.

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