Table 2 Nutritional intake
Peptamen® AF (n = 46) | Isosource® Energy (n = 44) | Treatment effect | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR) | Median differencea (95% CI) | ||
Calorie intake, Kcal/kg/day | 41 | 18.0 (12.5–20.9) | 38 | 19.7 (17.3–23.1) | −2.6 (−5.3 to 0.2) | 0.08 |
Protein intake, g/kg/day | 41 | 1.13 (0.78–1.31) | 38 | 0.80 (0.70–0.94) | 0.27 (0.12–0.43) | <0.001 |
Accumulated caloric deficit during EN/day, Kcal | 45 | −410 (−984 to −115) | 43 | −171 (−455 to −4) | −222 (−438 to −45) | 0.014 |
n | Median (95% CI) | n | Median (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | ||
Length of EN, days | 46 | 5.0 (3.6– to 6.4) | 44 | 7.0 (5.3– to 8.7) | 1.35 (0.80–2.26) | 0.26 |
Time to reach the full caloric goal, days | 46 | 2.2 (0.8– to 3.7) | 44 | 2.0 (1.3– to 2.7) | 0.70 (0.42–1.16) | 0.16 |
n | No. of events (pd) | n | No. of events (pd) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | ||
Days with parenteral nutrition supplementation | 46 | 5 (253 pd) | 44 | 2 (287 pd) | 2.84 (0.28–28.61) | 0.38 |