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

Table 5 Outcomes of nasojejunally-fed patients in the studies included

Study	Number of patients	Age (years)	APACHE II score	LOS (days)	Duration of EN (days)
Eatock 2005	22	58 (48 to 64)^a	12 (8 to 14)^a	15 (10 to 24)^a	5
Kumar 2006	14	35.6 ± 12.5^b	9.6 ± 5.0^b	29.9 ± 25.5^b	7
Singh 2012	39	39.7 ± 12.3^b	8 (2 to 24)^a	18 (4 to 54)^a	7 or longer
Total	75	-	-	-	-

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

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