Nasogastric or nasointestinal feeding in severe acute pancreatitis

Table 3 Tolerability and success of nutrition according to tube position n (%)

	Nasogastric (n = 15)	Nasointestinal (n = 10)	P
Tube malpositioning	0	0	-
Epistaxis or Sinusitis	1 (6.6)	1 (10)	1
Accidental tube removal	0	1 (10)	0.4
Tube clogging	1 (6.6)	0	1
Aspiration pneumonia	0	0	-
Exacerbation of pain	5 (33.3)	2 (20)	0.68
Vomiting	2 (13.3)	1 (10)	1
Diarrhoea	5 (33.3)	3 (30)	1
Amylase increase > 10%	0	0	-
Lipase increase > 10%	1 (6.6)	0	1
CRP increase > 10%	2 (13.3)	2 (20)	1
Need to switch to TPN	4 (26.6)	0	0.27
Energetic target reached	14 (93.3)	8 (80)	1
Days to caloric target, mean (95% CI)	5.6 (3.8-7.4)	4.3 (3.1-5.6)	0.3

TPN: Total parenteral nutrition.