Conclusions
In patients with moderate to severe pancreatitis, nasogastric feeding is no different than nasojejunal feeding in the outcomes of tolerance of feeding, acute phase inflammatory response, pain, duration of hospital stay, and mortality.
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Forsmark, C.E. Nutritional management of severe acute pancreatitis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 8, 97–98 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-006-0003-y
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