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Table 1 Diagnosis of patients at the time of admission in the intensive care unit

From: Estimation of energy requirements for mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients using nutritional status

 

Underfeeding (n = 15)

Appropriate feeding (n = 20)

Overfeeding (n = 19)

Respiratory disease

2

1

5

Gastrointestinal disorder

5

9

7

Malignant neoplasms

6

4

4

Infection

0

4

2

Trauma

1

2

1

Burn

1

0

0

  1. Respiratory diseases include pneumonia; gastrointestinal disorders include peptic ulcers, enteritis, acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, peritonitis, and intestinal obstructions; malignant neoplasms include esophageal tumors, hypopharyngeal tumors, and colon cancer; infection includes deep neck infections, viral meningitis, and acute maxillary sinusitis; trauma includes pelvic open fractures, and diaphragm ruptures.
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