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Table 5 Effects of various factors on the success rate of post-pyloric placement

From: Metoclopramide or domperidone improves post-pyloric placement of spiral nasojejunal tubes in critically ill patients: a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial

Variable

Success group

Failure group

P value

( n = 133)

( n = 165)

Age <60 years

52 (39.1)

62 (37.6)

0.7881

Male

83 (62.4)

114 (69.1)

0.2255

Use of prokinetic agents

106 (79.7)

93 (56.4)

0.0001

APACHE II score <20

72 (54.1)

59 (35.8)

0.0015

SOFA score <12

100 (75.2)

100 (60.6)

0.0077

Non-neurological disease

78 (58.6)

92 (55.8)

0.6165

Non-sepsis

115 (86.5)

145 (87.9)

0.7163

Without sedative and analgesic

90 (67.7)

98 (59.4)

0.1411

Without vasopressor

111 (83.5)

117 (70.9)

0.0111

Without mechanical ventilation

50 (37.6)

42 (25.5)

0.0241

  1. Data presented as n (%). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.