Table 5

Nutritional parameters in patients with and without liver dysfunction


With liver dysfunction
Without liver dysfunction
Total
p


166
559
725

Weight in kilograms
75 (65–80)
70 (65–80)
72 (65–80)
0.3
Nutritional status



0.01
Moderate malnutrition
41 (25%)
84 (15%)
125 (17%)

Severe malnutrition
14 (8%)
33 (6%)
47 (7%)

Energy requirements per kilogram
25.54 (24.49–30)
25 (23.33–29.41)
25 (23.64–29.74)
0.04
Type of nutrition



0.001
     Enteral
75 (18%)
347 (82%)
422

     Parenteral
91 (30%)
212 (70%)
303

Patients receiving MCT/LCT on TPN
75
158
233
0.2
Days on artificial nutrition
13 (8–25)
8 (4–16)
9 (5–8)
0.001
     Days on EN
7 (1–17)
6 (0–12)
6 (1–13)
0.2
     Days on TPN
5 (0–12)
0 (0–5)
1 (0–7)
0.001
Starting time after ICU admission in days
1 (0.5–2)
1(0–2)
1 (0.2–2)
0.03
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 1
25 (20.92–29.34)
23.53 (18.75–27.27)
24 (19.3–27.64)
0.01
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 1
22.30 (16.88–26.67)
21.43 (16.25–26.15)
21.43 (16.36–26.28)
0.3
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 3
25 (21.67–30)
24.69 (21.18–28.57)
25 (21.25–29.36)
0.07
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 3
23.67 (18.79–28.92)
23.07 (18.70–27.54)
23.14 (18.69–27.99)
0.4
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 7
26.67 (23.29–30)
25 (20.93–30)
25.66 (21.43–30)
0.06
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 7
25 (19.46–29.79)
24.01 (19.85–28.33)
24.31 (19.76–28.61)
0.3

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