Table 1 Study characteristics
Author (year) [ref] | Country | Diagnosis | Age of patients (years) | Sample size (EN/PN) | Nature of EN | EN initiation time | Gender ratio (women to men) | Mode of enteral feeding tube |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li et al. 2015 [36] | China | Gastric cancer | 60.8 ± 5.9 (EN) 56.0 ± 7.6 (PN) | 200/200 | Standard | Postoperative | 96:104 (EN) 88:112 (PN) | Naso-enteral |
Li et al. 2015 [40] | China | Gastric cancer | 59.2 ± 9.7 (EN) 60.4 ± 9.2 (PN) | 150/150 | Standard | Postoperative | 74:76 (EN) 72:78 (PN) | Naso-enteral |
Liu et al. 2012 [39] | China | Advanced gastric cancer | 58.4 ± 6.3 (EN) 56.2 ± 6.7 (PN) | 24/26 | Standard | Postoperative | 9:15 (EN) 11:15 (PN) | Naso-enteral |
Chen et al. 2014 [1] | China | Gastric cancer | 59.4 ± 8.8 (EN) 61.1 ± 7.4 (PN) | 37/35 | Standard | Postoperative | 17:20 (EN) 18:17 (PN) | Naso-jejunal |
Li et al. 2015 [38] | China | Gastric cancer | 67.7 ± 7.2 (combined EN and PN) | 136/136 | Standard | Postoperative | 92:180 (combined EN and PN) | Naso-enteral |
Wang et al. 2018 [37] | China | Gastric cancer | 48.07 ± 7.45 (EN) 48.21 ± 6.78 (PN) | 66/63 | Standard | Postoperative | 32:34 (EN) 31:32 (PN) | Jejunum |
Gao 2015 [41] | China | Gastric cancer | 59.11 ± 8.28 (EN) 59.45 ± 7.14 | 53/52 | Standard | Postoperative | 24:29 (EN) 23:29 (PN) | Naso-jejunal |
Hongyi et al. 2014 [42] | China | Gastric cancer | 65.3 ± 6.7 (EN) 64.9 ± 7.1 (PN) | 70/70 | Standard | Postoperative | 24:46 (EN) 22:48 (PN) | Naso-jejunal |
Chen 2014 [43] | China | Gastric cancer | 59.5 ± 6.6 (EN) 59.1 ± 5.9 (PN) | 50/50 | Standard | Postoperative | 22:28 (EN) 21:29 (PN) | Nasoenteral/naso-jejunal |
Li et al. 2011 [44] | China | Gastric cancer | 61.27 ± 10.19 (EN) 60.94 ± 11.26 (PN) | 62/54 | Standard | Postoperative | 14:48 (EN) 14:40 (PN) | Naso-jejunal |
Nomura et al. 2015 [45] | Japan | Gastric cancer | 66.1 ± 7 (EN) 63.5 ± 12 (PN) | 21/22 | Standard | Postoperative | 10:11 (EN) 6:16 (PN) | Nasogastric |
Kim et al. 2012 [48] | Korea | Gastric cancer | Mean age: 60 (EN) 64.5 (PN) | 17/16 | Standard | Postoperative | 5:12 (EN) 3:13 (PN) | Naso-jejunul |
Akashi et al. 2012 [46] | Japan | Gastric cancer | 65.0 ± 9.5 (EN) 66.7 ± 11.1 (PN) | 29/21 | Enhanced | Postoperative | 5:24 (EN) 6:15 (PN) | Naso-intestinal/jejunal |
Kamei et al. 2005 [47] | Japan | Gastric cancer | 62 ± 10 (EN) 65 ± 11 (PN) | 27/21 | Standard | Postoperative | 8:19 (EN) 5:16 (PN) | Orogastric |