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Nutritional parameters |
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| TPN |
EN |
Total |
p |
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|
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| 303 |
422 |
725 |
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| Weight |
70 (63–80) |
73 (65–80) |
72 (65–80) |
0.2 |
| Nutritional status |
0.001 |
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| Moderate malnutrition |
76 (25%) |
49 (12%) |
125 (17%) |
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| Severe malnutrition |
33 (11%) |
14 (3%) |
47 (7%) |
|
| Energy requirements per kilogram |
25 (23.29–29.37) |
25 (23.76–30) |
25 (23.64–29.74) |
0.7 |
| Patients receiving TPN |
- |
67 |
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| Patients receiving EN |
122 |
- |
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| Patients receiving MCT/LCT on TPN |
186 (61%) |
47 (71%) |
233 (63%) |
0.2 |
| Days of artificial nutrition |
8 (4–18) |
10 (5–19) |
9 (5–8) |
0.2 |
| Days on EN |
1 (0–1) |
9 (5–18) |
6 (1–13) |
0.001 |
| Days on TPN |
7 (3–11) |
0 (0–1) |
1 (0–7) |
0.001 |
| Starting time after ICU admission in days |
1 (0–2) |
1 (0–2) |
1 0–2) |
0.6 |
| Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 1 |
24.65 (18.77–28.57) |
23.53 (20.00–26.67) |
24 (19.3–27.64) |
0.09 |
| Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 1 |
22.92 (17.57–27.67) |
20.8 (15.72–25) |
21.43 (16.36–26.28) |
0.01 |
| Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 3 |
25 (21.25–30) |
25 (21.25–28.57) |
25 (21.25–29.36) |
0.3 |
| Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 3 |
24.17 (20–29.45) |
22.5 (17.65–26.87) |
23.14 (18.69–27.99) |
0.003 |
| Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 7 |
25.84 (22.22–29.94) |
25.35 (21.43–30) |
25.66 (21.43–30) |
0.6 |
| Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 7 |
24.72 (20–29.46) |
24.06 (19.63–28.57) |
24.31 (19.76–28.61) |
0.2 |
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Parenthetical values indicate range or percentage. EN, enteral nutrition; ICU, intensive care unit; MCT/LCT, medium-chain triglyceride/long-chain triglyceride; TPN, total parenteral nutrition. | ||||
Grau et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R10 doi:10.1186/cc5670 |
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