Table 3 Tube replacements due to obstruction or deterioration by MDE status.

From: Medication delivery errors in outpatients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: effect on tube feeding replacement

 

Non-MDE group

MDE group

Characteristics of MDE

1 MDE

 > 1 MDE

Omeprazole

Aspirin

Other drugs with MDE

Patients, n

110

159

115

44

35

83

81

Recurrence of TRO, patients, n (%)

 Non-TRO

83 (75.4)

101 (63.5)

72 (62.6)

29 (65.9)

17 (48.6)

60 (72.3)

52 (64.2)

 1 TRO

21 (19.1)

40 (25.2)

30 (26.1)

10 (22.7)

13 (37.1)

12 (14.5)

22 (27.2)

 2 TRO

6 (5.5)

9 (5.7)

7 (6.1)

2 (4.5)

1 (2.9)

6 (7.2)

4 (4.9)

 3 TRO

0 (0)

8 (5)

5 (4.3)

3 (6.8)

4 (11.4)

5 (6)

2 (2.5)

 4 TRO

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.2)

TRO per patient, mean (SD)

0.30 (0.57)

0.54 (0.86)

0.55 (0.86)

0.52 (0.87)

0.77 (0.97)

0.47 (0.87)

0.49 (0.81)

  1. MDE medication delivery error, SD standard deviation, TRO tube replacement due to obstruction or deterioration.
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