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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Emergency and Critical Care

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Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Complications related to tube insertion ( · critically ill adult patients

Post‐pyloric tube feeding showed no clear difference in complications related to tube insertion ( compared with gastric tube feeding (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.51 [0.19, 1.36]
4 studies · 324 participants
Low

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Complications related to tube maintenance ( · critically ill adult patients

Post‐pyloric tube feeding showed no clear difference in complications related to tube maintenance ( compared with gastric tube feeding (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.63 [0.93, 2.86]
7 studies · 638 participants
Low

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Pneumonia · critically ill adult patients

Post‐pyloric tube feeding probably leads to lower pneumonia ( compared with gastric tube feeding (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.65 [0.51, 0.84]
9 studies · 819 participants
Moderate

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Mortality ( · critically ill adult patients

Post‐pyloric tube feeding showed no clear difference in mortality ( compared with gastric tube feeding (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.83, 1.29]
11 studies · 977 participants
Moderate

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Percentage of total nutrition delivered to participant ( · critically ill adult patients

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 692 participants
Low

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Time required to achieve full nutritional target (in hours) ( · critically ill adult patients

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 432 participants
Very low

Post‐pyloric tube feeding vs gastric tube feeding

Duration of mechanical ventilation · critically ill adult patients

1 finding from 1 review

Post‐pyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preventing pneumonia and improving nutritional outcomes in critically ill… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 549 participants
Moderate