Table 3 Days of successful intake divided by feeding route
From: Daily enteral feeding practice on the ICU: attainment of goals and interfering factors
Enteral route | Patients | Days of successful intake, % |
|---|---|---|
Gastric tube | 383 | 49 (1,188 of 2,424) |
Duodenal tube [previous gastric tube]* | [116] | 58 (564 of 979) |
Needle catheter jejunostomy | 17 | 76 (78 of 102) |
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy | 3 | 57 (12 of 21) |
Overall success of feeding intake | 403 | 52 (1,842 of 3,526) |