JCNRJournal of Clinical and Nursing Research2208-36852208-3693Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jcnr.v8i10.8706ArticleA Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Modified Gastric Tube Length on Enteral Nutrition in Stroke Patientshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JCNR/8/10/10.26689/jcnr.v8i10.8706TangXuehong,FangBo,CaiZhenzhen20248102024-10-29Objective: To systematically evaluate the effect of modified length of gastric tube implantation in stroke patients. Methods: Randomized controlled studies on the effect of narrative therapy on negative emotions of malignant tumor patients were published in PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CNKY. Wanfang Data, VIP Database and CBM disc from database establishment to May 2021. RewMan 5.2 software was used for the meta-analysis. Results: Ten articles were included, involving 1140 patients in total. Results of meta-analysis showed that improved length of gastric tube implantation could reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in stroke patients with enteral nutrition [OR = 0.18, 95% CI (0.10, 0.31), P < 0.00001], reduce gastroesophageal reflux rate (OR = 0.13, 95% CI (0.04, 0.38), P < 0.0002], the incidence of aspiration (OR = 0.23, 95% CI (0.11, 0.38), P < 0.00001], the incidence of abdominal distension and diarrhea (OR = 0.13, 95% CI (0.06, 0.28), P < 0.00001], the incidence of choking cough (OR = 0.20, 95% CI (0.07, 0.61), P < 0.005], but no difference between the two groups in terms of reducing gastric residual (OR = 0.10, 95% CI (2.40, 2.60), P = 0.94]. Conclusions: The modified length of the gastric tube can replace the traditional length of the gastric tube in the application of stroke patients, can reduce the complications of enteral nutrition, is safe and feasible. However, due to the limitation of the quality and quantity of the included studies, we should be cautious about the results of this meta-analysis and expect to carry out more large-sample and high-quality randomized controlled trials for demonstration.

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