Research Article

A Meta-Analysis of Enteral Nutrition and Total Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

(a) Study characteristics of the included trials

AuthorsYearsCountryNo. Patients (EN/PN)APACHE II score (EN/PN)Age (EN/PN)Gender (EN/PN)
MaleFemale

Louie [23]2005UK10/1811.8/12.765.3/59.06/94/9
Petrov [25]2006Russia35/3412/12.551/5227/248/10
Gunilla [24]2006Sweden24/2610/971/6810/1414/12
Casas [26]2007Spain11/11>861.2/55.68/83/3
Doley [20]2009India25/25>838.4/41.1
Wu [22]2010China53/5414/1652/5432/2130/24

(b) Study characteristics of the included trials

AuthorsYearsBiliary etiology (EN/PN)Ways of nutritional support
CholelithiasisAlcoholOthers

Louie20055/72/43/7Nasojejunal feeding tube, endoscopy
Petrov200611/1316/158/6Nasojejunal feeding tube, X-ray
Gunilla200614/173/47/5Nasogastric feeding tube
Casas20074/71/46/0Nasojejunal feeding tube, endoscopy
Doley200910/1311/84/4Nasojejunal feeding tube, endoscopy
Wu2010Nasojejunal feeding tube, endoscopy