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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2017; 9(2): 53-60
Published online Feb 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i2.53
Published online Feb 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i2.53
Table 4 Feeding tube placement and utilization and overall need for nutritional support in relation to extent of gastric resection n (%)
| Variable | Overall (n = 105) | Subtotal (n = 63) | Total (n = 42) | P value |
| Feeding tube placed | 47 (44.8) | 8 (12.7) | 39 (92.9) | < 0.0001 |
| Tube placed, utilized | 25 (53.2) | 5 (62.5) | 20 (51.3) | 0.71 |
| Tube placed, utilized, PN utilized | 5 (10.6) | - | 5 (12.8) | 0.57 |
| Tube placed, not utilized | 22 (46.8) | 3 (37.5) | 19 (48.7) | 0.71 |
| Tube placed, not utilized, PN utilized | 6 (12.8) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (12.8) | 1.0 |
| PN utilized | 22 (21.0) | 11 (17.5) | 11 (26.2) | 0.28 |
| PN utilized with feeding tube | 11 (10.5) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0.42 |
| PN utilized without feeding tube | 11 (10.5) | 10 (90.9) | 1 (9.1) | 0.51 |
| No nutritional support used regardless of feeding tube placement | 63 (60.0) | 47 (74.6) | 16 (38.1) | 0.0004 |
- Citation: Blakely AM, Ajmal S, Sargent RE, Ng TT, Miner TJ. Critical analysis of feeding jejunostomy following resection of upper gastrointestinal malignancies. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(2): 53-60
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v9/i2/53.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v9.i2.53