Table 4 Patient acceptability
PEG- only | PEG- EL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of evaluable patients | 49 | 42 | ||
Difficulty in administration | ||||
No difficulty | 47 | (96%) | 22 | (52%) |
Mild difficulty | 1 | (2%) | 17 | (40%) |
Severe difficulty | 1 | (2%) | 3 | (37%) |
p<0.001 | ||||
Taste/palatability | ||||
good / very good | 21 | (43%) | 1 | (2%) |
not good – not bad | 27 | (55%) | 30 | (71%) |
Bad / very bad | 1 | (2%) | 11 | (26%) |
p<0.001 | ||||