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. 2023 Dec 7;13:21668. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-46232-7

Table 2.

Adherence to SDD intervention.

SDD treatment method
Any Oral paste Gastric Suspension
Patients
 Enrolled, n 56
 Received SDD, n (%) 55 (98.2)
 Received SDD within 6 h of enrolment, n (%) 38 (67.9)
Doses
 Total expected1, n 1330 1330
 Total administered, n (%) 1208 (90.8) 1209 (90.9)
 Total not administered, n (%) 122 (9.2) 121 (9.1)
 Median (IQR) per patient 14.0 (9.0, 32.0) 14.0 (9.0, 32.0)
Reasons for doses not given
 Not applicable, n (%) 13 (10.7) 4 (3.3)
 Nil by mouth, n (%) 36 (29.5) 38 (31.1)
 Unable to administer via prescribed route, n (%) 4 (3.3) 5 (4.1)
 Dose missed, n (%) 32 (26.2) 30 (24.6)
 Omitted on clinician's instruction, n (%) 6 (4.9) 6 (4.9)
 SDD not available, n (%) 10 (8.2) 13 (10.7)
 Prescription issues, n (%) 9 (7.4) 14 (11.5)
 Parent decision, n (%) 11 (9.0) 10 (8.2)

n: Number of patients or doses; %: Percentage of patients or doses.; 1 Patient ventilated (based on CRF data).