Cochrane · systematic review · CD010582

Nasogastric versus nasojejunal tube feeding for severe acute pancreatitis

Dutta, AK, Goel, A, Kirubakaran, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

GutAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Nasogastric compared to nasojejunal tube feeding for severe acute pancreatitis

Population: Severe acute pancreatitis
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 0.65 [0.36, 1.17]5 studies · 220 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Organ failure (single or multiple)
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 0.99 [0.79, 1.25]3 studies · 145 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Rate of infection (local or systemic)
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 0.76 [0.44, 1.3]2 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Success rate of the procedure
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 1.06 [0.93, 1.2]3 studies · 159 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Complications associated with the procedure
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 0.52 [0.07, 3.74]2 studies · 80 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Surgical intervention
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 0.87 [0.3, 2.5]3 studies · 145 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Requirement for parenteral nutrition
Nasogastric vs nasojejunal tube feeding
RR 1.03 [0.39, 2.71]2 studies · 80 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness