Erythromycin for Promoting the Postpyloric Placement of Feeding Tubes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Erythromycin versus placebo or no intervention for postpyloric placement of enteral feeding tubes.

	Number of studies	Number of participants	Rate (%) (erythromycin/control)	RR (95% CI)	P
Total	6	284	71.5/47.1	1.46 (1.09, 1.95)	0.01
Erythromycin 200–250 mg	5	248	69.2/45.7	1.42 (1.00, 2.03)	0.05
Erythromycin 500 mg	1	36	92.8/54.5	1.70 (1.13, 2.56)	0.01