Table 4 Nutritional data of patients in relation to mortality
From: Feeding: the hidden variable affecting prognosis of critically ill children
Variable | Survivors (n=182) | Non-survivors (n=39) | All patients (n=221) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients given PNa | 107 (58.8%) | 36 (92.3%) | 143 (64.7%) | <0.001* |
PN onset, days | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–6) | 2 (1–5) | 0.21 |
PN duration, days | 5 (3–8) | 8 (5–24) | 5 (3–9) | <0.001* |
Enteral nutrition given | 160 (87.9%) | 35 (89.7%) | 195 (88.2%) | 0.99 |
Enteral nutrition onset, days | 5.5 (4–9) | 9 (5–14) | 6 (4–9) | 0.001* |
Enteral nutrition duration, days | 4 (3–8) | 5 (2–17) | 4.5 (3–9.8) | 0.997 |
Initial NGbfeeding type | ||||
 Continuous | 72 (47.7%) | 6 (33.3%) | 78 (46.2%) | 0.25 |
 Bolus | 79 (52.3%) | 12 (66.7%) | 91 (53.8%) | |
Oral feeding duration, days | 3 (2–4) | 0 (0–0) | 2 (0–4) | <0.001* |
NG feeding duration, days | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–5) | 0 (0–3) | 0.41 |
Enteral feeding intolerance | 17 (9.3%) | 19 (48.7%) | 36 (16.3%) | <0.001* |
Full enteral intake reached | 159 (87.4%) | 7 (17.9%) | 166 (75.1%) | <0.001* |
Time to full enteral caloric intake, days | 3 (1–5) | 5 (1–9) | 3 (1–5) | 0.68 |