Gastric versus post-pyloric feeding: a systematic review

Table 1 Characteristic of studies included in meta-analysis comparing gastric with post-pyloric feeding

Reference	Year	No	Type	Promotility	J-tube	Incidence of neumonia (G vs J)	Caloric goal achieved %; G versus J)
[15]	1992	38	Mixed*	No	Endo	2/19 vs 0/19	47 vs 61
[16]	1999	80	Trauma	Yes, if residuals	Fluoro	18/43 vs 10/37	-
[17]	2000	44	Medical	No	Blind	3/23 vs 4/21	47 vs 69
[18]	2001	80	Mixed*	Yes, all	Blind	-	74 vs 67
[19]	2001	25	Neurologic	No	Blind/fluoro	2/11 vs 0/14	66 vs 56
[10]	2001	51	Medical	Yes, if residuals	Blind/endo	-	64 vs 66
[20]	2002	73	Mixed*	No	Endo	1/39 vs 2/34	-
[21]	2002	101	Mixed*	No	Blind/fluoro/endo	20/51 vs 16/50	-
[22]	2002	60	Medical	No	Blind/fluoro	0/30 vs 1/30	100 vs 100

*Medical and surgical. Endo, endoscopic placement; fluoro, fluoroscopic placement.

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