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Table 4 Differences between groups in complications

From: Comparison of multi-modal early oral nutrition for the tolerance of oral nutrition with conventional care after major abdominal surgery: a prospective, randomized, single-blind trial

 

Multimodal EON group

(n = 53)

Conventional care group

(n = 54)

P value

No. of patients with infectious complications, n (%)

8 (15.1%)

11 (20.4%)

0.475

 Pneumonia, n (%)

7 (13.2%)

9 (16.7%)

0.616

 SIRS, n (%)

2 (3.8%)

9 (16.7%)

0.028

 Septicaemia, n (%)

4 (7.5%)

3 (5.6%)

0.716

 Intra-abdominal abscess, n (%)

2 (4.0%)

1 (1.9%)

1.000

 Wound infection, n (%)

5 (9.4%)

4 (7.4%)

0.742

No. of patients with non-infectious complications, n (%)

10 (18.9%)

9 (16.7%)

0.766

 Anastomotic blood, n (%)

2 (4.0%)

1 (1.9%)

1.000

 Anastomotic leakage, n (%)

7 (13.2%)

6 (11.1%)

0.740

 Wound dehiscence, n (%)

1 (1.9%)

1 (1.9%)

0.495

 Intestinal obstruction, n (%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

1.000

 Deep venous thrombosis, n (%)

2 (3.8%)

0 (0.0%)

0.243

No. of intraoperative complications, n (%)

2 (4.0%)

1 (1.9%)

1.000

  1. EON early oral nutrition, SIRS indicates systemic inflammatory response syndrome