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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 120067
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120067
Table 2 Characteristics of prediction models for enteral nutrition-related aspiration in critically ill patients (n = 12)
Ref.
Total sample
No. of candidate variables
Aspiration incidence, %
Modeling method
Model presentation
AUC
Sensitivity
Specificity
Validation method
No. of predictors
Predictor variables
Chen et al[9]5002857Logistic regressionNomogram0.820.7760.695Internal6Intubation days, body position, daily EN duration, APACHE II score, sedatives/analgesics, PaO2
Zhou et al[17]60846.67Logistic regression4Age, impaired consciousness, dysphagia, gastrointestinal dysmotility
Shi et al[14]3791219.44Logistic regression0.771Internal3COPD, duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of postoperative coma
Peng et al[13]3682139.95R softwareNomogram0.9950.9520.842Internal and external5NG tube diameter, gastric residual volume, history of aspiration, NIHSS score, Water Swallow Test grade
Guan et al[10]296159.46R software, PythonRandom forest, neural network, decision tree, support vector machine, generalized linear regression0.976Internal5APACHE II score, level of consciousness, nutritional risk, NG tube insertion depth, PLR
Jing and Wu[11]1032920.08R softwareNomogramInternal4Number of comorbidities, intubation depth, history of aspiration, sedatives/hypnotics
Luo et al[12]3301331.52R softwareNomogram0.810Internal and external7Gastric residual volume, mode of mechanical ventilation, feeding volume, level of consciousness, NG tube depth, prokinetics, sedatives
Yu et al[15]2121148.11Logistic regressionNomogramInternal6Age, diabetes mellitus, APACHE II score, impaired consciousness, nutritional risk, NG tube length
Zhang et al[16]2202720.9Logistic regression, R softwareNomogram, CART0.895, 0.9020.825, 0.8060.736, 0.758Internal11Age, history of aspiration, number of comorbidities, NG tube depth, NG tube duration, food source, sedatives/hypnotics, impaired consciousness, complications, serum CRP, serum albumin
Sun et al[19]5152920Logistic regression, R softwareNomogram, CART0.93, 0.960.909, 0.8830.886, 0.962Internal5History of aspiration, number of comorbidities, intubation depth, sedatives/hypnotics
Wang et al[20]3593016.9Logistic regressionNomogram0.853Internal and external4Suctioning, brainstem infarction, temporal lobe infarction, Barthel Index score
Hou et al[18]2001112.5Logistic regressionNomogram0.9260.8840.852Internal5Body position, level of consciousness, nutritional risk, APACHE II score, NG tube length


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