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Nutritional parameters in patients with and without liver dysfunction |
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| With liver dysfunction |
Without liver dysfunction |
Total |
p |
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| 166 |
559 |
725 |
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| Weight in kilograms |
75 (65–80) |
70 (65–80) |
72 (65–80) |
0.3 |
| Nutritional status |
0.01 |
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| Moderate malnutrition |
41 (25%) |
84 (15%) |
125 (17%) |
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| Severe malnutrition |
14 (8%) |
33 (6%) |
47 (7%) |
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| 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 |
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| Enteral |
75 (18%) |
347 (82%) |
422 |
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| Parenteral |
91 (30%) |
212 (70%) |
303 |
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| 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 |
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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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