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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 120067
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.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] | 500 | 28 | 57 | Logistic regression | Nomogram | 0.82 | 0.776 | 0.695 | Internal | 6 | Intubation days, body position, daily EN duration, APACHE II score, sedatives/analgesics, PaO2 |
| Zhou et al[17] | 60 | 8 | 46.67 | Logistic regression | 4 | Age, impaired consciousness, dysphagia, gastrointestinal dysmotility | |||||
| Shi et al[14] | 379 | 12 | 19.44 | Logistic regression | 0.771 | Internal | 3 | COPD, duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of postoperative coma | |||
| Peng et al[13] | 368 | 21 | 39.95 | R software | Nomogram | 0.995 | 0.952 | 0.842 | Internal and external | 5 | NG tube diameter, gastric residual volume, history of aspiration, NIHSS score, Water Swallow Test grade |
| Guan et al[10] | 296 | 15 | 9.46 | R software, Python | Random forest, neural network, decision tree, support vector machine, generalized linear regression | 0.976 | Internal | 5 | APACHE II score, level of consciousness, nutritional risk, NG tube insertion depth, PLR | ||
| Jing and Wu[11] | 103 | 29 | 20.08 | R software | Nomogram | Internal | 4 | Number of comorbidities, intubation depth, history of aspiration, sedatives/hypnotics | |||
| Luo et al[12] | 330 | 13 | 31.52 | R software | Nomogram | 0.810 | Internal and external | 7 | Gastric residual volume, mode of mechanical ventilation, feeding volume, level of consciousness, NG tube depth, prokinetics, sedatives | ||
| Yu et al[15] | 212 | 11 | 48.11 | Logistic regression | Nomogram | Internal | 6 | Age, diabetes mellitus, APACHE II score, impaired consciousness, nutritional risk, NG tube length | |||
| Zhang et al[16] | 220 | 27 | 20.9 | Logistic regression, R software | Nomogram, CART | 0.895, 0.902 | 0.825, 0.806 | 0.736, 0.758 | Internal | 11 | Age, 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] | 515 | 29 | 20 | Logistic regression, R software | Nomogram, CART | 0.93, 0.96 | 0.909, 0.883 | 0.886, 0.962 | Internal | 5 | History of aspiration, number of comorbidities, intubation depth, sedatives/hypnotics |
| Wang et al[20] | 359 | 30 | 16.9 | Logistic regression | Nomogram | 0.853 | Internal and external | 4 | Suctioning, brainstem infarction, temporal lobe infarction, Barthel Index score | ||
| Hou et al[18] | 200 | 11 | 12.5 | Logistic regression | Nomogram | 0.926 | 0.884 | 0.852 | Internal | 5 | Body position, level of consciousness, nutritional risk, APACHE II score, NG tube length |
- Citation: Li YY, Ren Y, Wang XY, Sun SX, Wang JJ, Zhang XY, Peng F, Li SL. Risk prediction models for enteral nutrition-related aspiration in critically ill patients: A systematic review. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(8): 120067
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i8/120067.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.120067