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Table 1 Comparative analysis of patient characteristics among three intubation groups

From: Enhancing tube feeding method for neurosurgery: the application of improved PICC technique

Term

Conventional group

IECG group

IECG-IBP group

F

P

Age

49.1 ± 17.2

50.0 ± 17.4

49.7 ± 17.5

0.080

0.923

Gender [n(%)]

Male

36(46.15)

55(42.31)

79(54.11)

1.994

0.138

Female

42(53.85)

75(57.69)

67(45.89)

1.994

0.138

Intracranial tumor [n(%)]

47(60.26)

87(66.92)

85(58.22)

1.157

0.316

Intraspinal disease [n(%)]

3(3.85)

4(3.08)

4(2.74)

0.103

0.902

Subarachnoid hemorrhage [n(%)]

6(7.69)

6(4.62)

21(14.38)

4.098

0.017

Other types of cerebral hemorrhage [n(%)]

4(5.13)

11(8.46)

16(10.96)

1.090

0.337

Other cerebrovascular diseases [n(%)]

3(3.85)

11(8.46)

14(9.59)

1.192

0.305

Brain injury [n(%)]

3(3.85)

3(2.31)

6(4.11)

0.370

0.691

Other brain disorders [n(%)]

12(15.38)

8(6.15)

0(0)

12.010

0.000

Intracranial midline shift [n(%)]

11(14.10)

15(11.54)

33(22.60)

3.301

0.038

Cerebellum and brainstem compression [n(%)]

11(14.10)

14(10.77)

17(11.64)

0.263

0.769

Intracranial midline structures centered [n(%)]

56(71.79)

101(77.69)

96(65.75)

2.419

0.091

Left cannulation [n(%)]

15(19.23)

63(48.46)

75(51.31)

12.590

0.000

Right cannulation [n(%)]

63(80.77)

67(51.54)

71(48.63)

12.590

0.000

Basilic vein [n(%)]

73(93.59)

118(90.77)

126(86.30)

1.607

0.202

Brachial vein [n(%)]

5(6.41)

12(9.23)

20(13.70)

1.607

0.202