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Table 3 Variables influencing the total ratio of delivered to prescribed calories over the seven-day study period by univariate analysis

From: Bedside adherence to clinical practice guidelines for enteral nutrition in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study

Variable

Number of patients

% prescribed/required

P value

% delivered/prescribed

P value

Hospital type

  

0.91

 

0.67

   Academic

89

70 (59-78)

 

86 (79-97)

 

   Community

114

72 (63-80)

 

87 (80-97)

 

Local protocol

  

0.38

 

0.94

   Yes

137

73 (65-79)

 

88 (81-100)

 

   No

66

66 (59-73)

 

84 (79-98)

 

Sedation

  

0.86

 

0.03

   Yes

150

66 (58-78)

 

89 (82-101)

 

   No

53

62 (54-71)

 

80 (71-87)

 

Vasoactive drugs

  

0.32

 

0.77

   Yes

102

70 (59-79)

 

88 (81-99)

 

   No

101

72 (61-80)

 

86 (79-92)

 

GRV measured

  

0.002

 

0.01

   Yes

135

68 (59-77)

 

83 (76-89)

 

   No

68

77 (69-84)

 

95 (90-104)

 

Number of interruptions

     

   <5

180

71 (63-79)

0.42

71 (66-78)

0.08

   >5

23

69 (58-75)

 

65 (59-72)

 
  1. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range); GRV: gastric residual volume