Table 3 Nutritional parameters
From: Liver dysfunction associated with artificial nutrition in critically ill patients
TPN | EN | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
303 | 422 | 725 | ||
Weight | 70 (63–80) | 73 (65–80) | 72 (65–80) | 0.2 |
Nutritional status | 0.001 | |||
Moderate malnutrition | 76 (25%) | 49 (12%) | 125 (17%) | |
Severe malnutrition | 33 (11%) | 14 (3%) | 47 (7%) | |
Energy requirements per kilogram | 25 (23.29–29.37) | 25 (23.76–30) | 25 (23.64–29.74) | 0.7 |
Patients receiving TPN | - | 67 | ||
Patients receiving EN | 122 | - | ||
Patients receiving MCT/LCT on TPN | 186 (61%) | 47 (71%) | 233 (63%) | 0.2 |
Days of artificial nutrition | 8 (4–18) | 10 (5–19) | 9 (5–8) | 0.2 |
Days on EN | 1 (0–1) | 9 (5–18) | 6 (1–13) | 0.001 |
Days on TPN | 7 (3–11) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–7) | 0.001 |
Starting time after ICU admission in days | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 0–2) | 0.6 |
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 1 | 24.65 (18.77–28.57) | 23.53 (20.00–26.67) | 24 (19.3–27.64) | 0.09 |
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 1 | 22.92 (17.57–27.67) | 20.8 (15.72–25) | 21.43 (16.36–26.28) | 0.01 |
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 3 | 25 (21.25–30) | 25 (21.25–28.57) | 25 (21.25–29.36) | 0.3 |
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 3 | 24.17 (20–29.45) | 22.5 (17.65–26.87) | 23.14 (18.69–27.99) | 0.003 |
Prescribed caloric intake per kilogram on day 7 | 25.84 (22.22–29.94) | 25.35 (21.43–30) | 25.66 (21.43–30) | 0.6 |
Administered caloric intake per kilogram on day 7 | 24.72 (20–29.46) | 24.06 (19.63–28.57) | 24.31 (19.76–28.61) | 0.2 |