Stomach position evaluated using computed tomography is related to successful post-pyloric enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

Table 4 Results of multivariate analysis for primary outcome

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI	P-value
Provisional cut-off: cephalad or caudal to L1–L2
Age (10-year increments)	0.90	0.76–1.05	0.17
Body mass index	1.03	0.98–1.09	0.20
Sex (female)	1.40	0.88–2.25	0.16
Patient category (surgical)	0.73	0.47–1.15	0.17
Experience of physician (non-resident)	0.61	0.37–0.99	0.046
Position of the stomach (caudal to L1–L2)	0.61	0.41–1.07	0.09
Use of vasopressors	0.70	0.43–1.15	0.16
Use of opioids	0.54	0.31–0.94	0.03
Best cut-off value: cephalad or caudal to L2–L3
Age (10-year increments)	0.90	0.77–1.05	0.18
Body mass index	1.03	0.98–1.09	0.27
Sex (female)	1.48	0.92–2.38	0.11
Patient category (surgical)	0.72	0.46–1.14	0.17
Experience of physician (non-resident)	0.63	0.38–1.03	0.07
Position of the stomach (caudal to L2–L3)	0.55	0.33–0.91	0.02
Use of vasopressors	0.68	0.41–1.11	0.12
Use of opioids	0.57	0.33–0.99	0.049

Odds ratio > 1.0 are associated with successful placement of enteral feeding tubes. CI confidence interval

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