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The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the incidence of pneumonia, caloric goal achieved, ICU LOS, and mortality are similar with gastric and post-pyloric tube feeding.
Five studies were excluded, and the remaining nine trials were included in the present meta-analysis [ 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ] . Articles were excluded for the following reasons: the end-points of interest were not recorded [ 9 23 ] , non-ICU patients were studied [ 24 ] , and two studies compared early (post-pyloric or gastric) versus delayed (gastric) enteral nutrition [ 25 26 ] , Only medical, neurosurgical, and trauma patents were enrolled in the studies analyzed.
A computerized literature search of the National Library of Medicine's Medline database from 1966 to July 2002 was conducted using the following search terms: enteral nutrition (explode) AND jejunal or post-pyloric or gastric AND randomized controlled trials (publication type) or controlled clinical trials or clinical trials, randomized.
Although a number of randomized controlled trials comparing gastric with post-pyloric feeding in critically ill patients have been performed, the results of these studies have been inconclusive and/or conflicting.
Although the gastric route of enteral feeding is easier to achieve and cheaper than post-pyloric nutrient administration, many clinicians worry that gastric feeding predisposes to aspiration and pneumonia.