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Clinical and nutritional events recorded in the study |
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| Events |
Group 1 (antioxidant vitamin intake 66–100% of RDA; n = 10) |
Group 2 (antioxidant vitamin intake <66% of RDA; n = 30) |
P |
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| Days on MV |
4.0 ± 4.7 |
3.8 ± 2.2 |
NS |
| Mean SOFA change (mean ± SD) |
0.77 ± 1 |
1.48 ± 2.14 |
0.035 |
| Mortality (n [%]) |
4 (40) |
18 (60) |
NS |
| Length of ICU stay (days; mean ± SD) |
35 ± 13 |
32 ± 11 |
NS |
| Type of nutrition (%) |
NS |
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| Parenteral |
56 (5) |
20 (6) |
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| Enteral |
33 (3) |
55 (17) |
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| Mixed (enteral and parenteral) |
11 (2) |
25 (7) |
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| Energy (mean ± SD) |
1,299 ± 708 |
1,081 ± 495 |
NS |
| Nitrogen (mean ± SD) |
11.82 ± 10.35 |
7.16 ± 5.41 |
NS |
| Carbohydrates (mean ± SD) |
180 ± 91 |
182 ± 83 |
NS |
| Fats (mean ± SD) |
47 ± 31 |
35 ± 27 |
NS |
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MV, mechanical ventilation; NS, not significant; RDA, recommended dietary allowance; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. | |||
Abilés et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R146 doi:10.1186/cc5068 |
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