Table 5 Nutritional parameters in patients with and without liver dysfunction
From: Liver dysfunction associated with artificial nutrition in critically ill patients
With liver dysfunction | Without liver dysfunction | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
166 | 559 | 725 | ||
Weight in kilograms | 75 (65–80) | 70 (65–80) | 72 (65–80) | 0.3 |
Nutritional status | 0.01 | |||
Moderate malnutrition | 41 (25%) | 84 (15%) | 125 (17%) | |
Severe malnutrition | 14 (8%) | 33 (6%) | 47 (7%) | |
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 | |||
Enteral | 75 (18%) | 347 (82%) | 422 | |
Parenteral | 91 (30%) | 212 (70%) | 303 | |
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 |