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Fig. 1 | Critical Care

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From: Impact of withholding early parenteral nutrition in adult critically ill patients on ketogenesis in relation to outcome

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Total caloric intake (a) and plasma 3HB (b) from admission/day 1 until day 7 in a matched subset of early-PN patients (n = 55) and late-PN patients (n = 55) with a surgical contraindication to enteral nutrition, an ICU stay of at least 7 days, and available plasma sample on each day. The groups were propensity score-matched for age, BMI, malignancy, APACHEII score, NRS score, diagnostic group. c Plasma 3HB concentration on day 2 in ICU (or day 1 for 65 patients with a shorter ICU stay) in the total cohort of patients with surgical contraindication to enteral nutrition (n = 509). Plasma 3HB concentrations were significantly higher (P < 0.0001) in late-PN than in early-PN patients. Data are shown as means ± standard errors

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