Table 5 |
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Nutritional data (per protocol analysis) |
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Variable |
No post-pyloric tube Median (IQR) n = 60 |
Post-pyloric tube Median (IQR) n = 44 |
P value |
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Goal feed rate (ml/hour) |
74 (66-79) |
71.5 (62-81) |
0.6 |
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Time to initiate feed from admission or ventilation in hours |
5.0 (3.6-9.4) |
5.8 (4.1-10.0) |
0.25a |
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Time to reach goal from initiation of feeds in hours |
4.1 (3.8-5.4) |
4.1 (3.6-5.3) |
0.9 |
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Time to reach goal from admission or ventilation in hours |
9.5 (7.6-16.3) |
10.5 (8.4-16.1) |
0.21b |
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Average daily energy deficit in Kcal |
79 (2-340) |
149 (74-369) |
0.11c |
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Average daily protein deficit in grams |
4.3 (0-16.3) |
6.6 (2.9-14.8) |
0.23d |
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APACHE = Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation; IQR = inter-quartile range. aP = 0.19;b0.57;c0.10; d0.15 (after adjustment for age and APACHE II score). |
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White et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R187 doi:10.1186/cc8181 |
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