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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the first-pass success rate of enteral feeding tube placement

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

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Age (each 10-year increment)

0.91

0.78 − 1.06

0.22

Sex (female)

1.32

0.74 − 2.37

0.35

Height (each 10-cm increment)

0.91

0.68 − 1.23

0.55

Fluid balance (each 1-kg increment)

1.04

0.98 − 1.10

0.18

Serum albumin level (each 1-g/dL increment)

0.74

0.50 − 1.07

0.11

Position of the stomach (caudal to L1 − L2)

0.61

0.40 − 0.94

0.03

Use of sedatives

0.80

0.42 − 1.55

0.51

Right lateral body position

1.01

0.66 − 1.53

0.97

Use of prokinetic agents

1.20

0.47 − 3.07

0.70

Presence of intestinal peristaltic movement

0.75

0.47 − 1.20

0.23

Renal replacement therapy

0.52

0.26 − 1.05

0.07

Use of cardiac assist devices

0.86

0.39 − 2.01

0.77

Post-cardiovascular surgery

0.96

0.58 − 1.60

0.87

  1. Factors with an odds ratio > 1.0 are associated with successful EFT placement. CI confidence interval