Table 3 Tolerability
PEG-only | PEG-EL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of evaluable patients | 49 | 42 | ||
Nausea | ||||
No episodes | 48 | (98%) | 33 | (79%) |
1 or 2 episodes | 1 | (2%) | 9 | (21%) |
p=0.003 | ||||
Abdominal discomfort | ||||
No episodes | 40 | (82%) | 27 | (64%) |
1 or 2 episodes | 8 | (16%) | 10 | (22%) |
3 to 5 episodes | 1 | (2%) | 3 | (8%) |
more than 5 episodes | 0 | (0%) | 2 | (6%) |
p=0.155 | ||||