Nasogastric or nasointestinal feeding in severe acute pancreatitis

Table 2 Demographics and clinical features of the 25 patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis who received enteral nutrition, according to tube position at nutrition start

	Nasogastric (n = 15)	Nasointestinal (n = 10)	P
Sex (female, %)	6 (40)	4 (40)	1
Median age (yr)	56 (31-83)	63 (36-89)	0.3
BMI (kg/m2)	24.8 (21.4-28.2)	25.4 (21.8-29.1)	0.7
Amylase at entry (U/L; nv < 110)	1045.5 (592.2-1498.8)	1141.6 (127.7-2155.4)	0.8
Lipase at entry (U/L; nv < 300)	8559.8 (3676.4-13 443.2)	14 037 (2026.1-30 100.1)	0.4
CT severity index	6.2 (5.1-7.2)	4.7 (3.5-5.8)	0.04
Ranson’s score	3.8 (3.1-4.6)	3 (1.6-4.3)	0.2
CRP at 72 h (mg/L)	149.1 (82.5-215.6)	138 (27-249)	0.8
White blood dells count at entry	13 620 (10 476-16 760)	9940 (5200-14 675)	0.1
LDH at entry (mU/mL)	841.8 (608.8-1074.7)	862.6 (244.8-1480.4)	0.9
Hematocrit at entry (%)	38.6 (33.9-43.2)	39.6 (35.9-43.2)	0.7
Etiology: biliary/alcoholic or other	6/9	5/5	0.6

Values expressed as total number (percentage) or as mean (95% CI), but for age. BMI: Body mass index; CT: Computerized tomography; CRP: C reactive protein; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase.