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Table 1

From: Energy deficit and hospital length of stay can be reduced by quality management of nutrition therapy: the ICU dietitian is essential

 

Period A: baseline

Period B: new protocol

Period C: protocol + dietitian

P value

Cumulated energy balance day 7

-5,870 ± 3,314

-5,307 ± 3,131

-3,946 ± 3,682*

< 0.001

Discharge energy balance

-6,972 ± 4,994

-5,996 ± 3,711*

-5,380 ± 4,998*

0.002

Energy delivery (kcal/kg/day)

14.8 ± 12.8

17.1 ± 12.7*

17.8 ± 12.6*

< 0.0001

  1. * Significant post hoc difference.
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