Table 3

Nutritional parameters


TPN
EN
Total
p


303
422
725

Weight
70 (63–80)
73 (65–80)
72 (65–80)
0.2
Nutritional status



0.001
Moderate malnutrition
76 (25%)
49 (12%)
125 (17%)

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


Patients receiving EN
122
-


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

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