ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2025
The Effects of Endoscopy-Guided Nasojejunal Feeding Tube Placement in Post-COVID-19 ICU Patients: A Retrospective Study.
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Background: The impact of complications and long-term outcomes remains unclear for endoscopy-guided nasojejunal feeding tube (ENFT) placement versus blind nasogastric feeding tube (BNFT) placement on post-COVID-19 ICU patients. Study Design: A retrospective cohort study comparing BNFT and ENFT placement in ICU patients post-COVID-19 infection. Objective: To evaluate the impact of BNFT versus ENFT placement methods on complications in post-COVID-19 ICU patients requiring enteral feeding. Participants: A total of 310 ICU patients were retrospectively analyzed after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, comprising 99 patients in the ENFT group and 211 patients in the BNFT group. Setting: The study was conducted in the intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital from September 2023 to November 2023. Outcome Measures: Primary outcomes included baseline clinical characteristics and symptoms prior to COVID-19 infection. Secondary outcomes assessed post-COVID-19 complications over short (up to 2 weeks), medium (2-4 weeks), and long-term (beyond 4 weeks) periods. These complications included shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, muscle and joint pain, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal symptoms, measured by GSRS and SAQ scores. Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between both groups (p > 0.05), indicating well-matched cohorts. Post-COVID-19, the ENFT group exhibited significantly lower rates of shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, muscle and joint pain, sleep disturbances, and mental health challenges, especially for long-term feeding tube usage (p < 0.05). GSRS scores were lower and SAQ scores were higher in the ENFT group, indicating better gastrointestinal and cardiovascular outcomes. Conclusion: ENFT placement is associated with fewer post-COVID-19 complications compared to BNFT, particularly for patients requiring long-term feeding tube usage in the ICU.
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