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Table 2 Summary of outcome data

From: Multivariate analysis of factors associated with first-pass success in blind placement of a post-pyloric feeding tube: a retrospective study

Outcome

Overall (n = 442)

Success (n = 189)

Failure (n = 253)

Death in the ICU, n (%)

35 (8)

18 (4)

17 (4)

Death in the hospital, n (%)

100 (23)

42 (10)

58 (13)

Death after ICU admission (days)

27 (13 − 60)

34 (14 − 70)

23 (12 − 42)

Ventilator-free days

21 (6 − 24)

20 (5 − 24)

21 (6 − 24)

Time from EFT placement to the start of enteral feeding (days)

1 (0 − 2)

0 (0 − 1)

1 (1 − 2)

Time from ICU admission to the start of enteral feeding (days)

2 (1 − 4)

2 (1 − 3)

3 (2 − 4)

ICU length of stay (days)

8 (6 − 14)

8 (6 − 15)

8 (5 − 13)

  1. Death in the hospital was defined as the number of patients who died in the ICU or on the ward. Ventilator-free days were calculated as 28 days minus the number of days without mechanical ventilation via tracheal intubation. All values are expressed as number (percentage) or median (interquartile range). EFT enteral feeding tube, ICU intensive care unit