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Table 1 The primary outcomes and secondary efficacy outcomes

From: Blind placement of postpyloric feeding tubes at the bedside in intensive care

Outcomes

Value in total study sample (n = 282)

Primary outcomes

Post-pyloric placementa

236 (83.7%)

Secondary outcomes

Placed at D3 or beyondb

194 (68.8%)

Placed at D4 or beyondc

167 (59.2%)

Placed at the proximal jejunum

73 (25.9%)

Time to insertion, min

30 (20–30)

Number of attempts

1 (1–2)

Length of insertion (cm)

101.4 ± 7.5

  1. According to whether the variables comply with the normal distribution, quantitative variables are presented as mean ± SD or median (IQR) as appropriate and qualitative variables as numbers (percentage)
  2. aPost-pyloric placement, reaching the first portion of the duodenum or beyond
  3. bD3 is the third portion of the duodenum
  4. cD4 is the forth portion of the duodenum