Table 6 Comparison of complications between groups.

From: Effects of enteral nutrition protocols on nutritional indicators and prognosis in neurological ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial

Complications

EN1

(n=25)

EN2

(n=25)

EN3

(n=25)

EN4

(n=25)

χ2

P

Diarrhoea

16(0.64)

5 (0.20) ab

6 (0.24) ab

16 (0.64)

18.074

0.000

Constipation

9 (0.36)

2 (0.08)

3 (0.12)

7 (0.28)

7.895

0.048

Gastric retention

11 (0.44)

6 (0.24)

4 (0.16)

5 (0.20)

6.029

0.110

Gastric mucosal bleeding

12 (0.48)

3 (0.12) a

2 (0.08) ab

11 (0.44)

16.270

0.001

  1. aP < 0.00833 compared to EN1; bP < 0.00833 compared to EN4.