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Table 2 Total time for insertion and complications

From: Nasogastric tube insertion in anesthetized and intubated patients: a new and reliable method

 

Control group (n = 50)

Stylet group (n = 53)

p

Total time for insertion (s)

39.5 ± 19.5

40.3 ± 23.2

0.854

Complication, n (%)

   

Kinking

9 (18)

0 (0)*

0.001

Bleeding

6 (12)

6 (11.3)

0.914

  1. * Significant versus control group.