Table 3.
Differences in feeding complications between early and late feeding groups categorized by illness severity
|
Feeding complications |
APACHE II <20 |
APACHE II ≥20 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(n = 47) |
(n = 61) |
||
| |
Early |
Late |
Early |
Late |
| (n = 14) | (n = 33) | (n = 26) | (n = 35) | |
| Diarrhea (%, n) |
14.3 (2/14)† |
24.2 (8/33) |
42.3 (11/26) |
11.4 (4/35)** |
| GI bleeding (%, n) |
7.7 (1/13) |
18.2 (6/33) |
30.8 (8/26) |
5.7 (2/35)** |
| Vomiting (%, n) |
7.1 (1/14) |
3.0 (1/33) |
11.5 (3/26) |
8.8 (3/34) |
| Gastric retention (%, n) | 0 (0/14) | 0 (0/33) | 3.8 (1/26) | 5.7 (2/35) |
APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GI, gastrointestinal. †Data are expressed as percentage and number of patients in parentheses. Mann–Whitney U-test for differences between early and late feeding groups categorized by APACHE II <20 and APACHE II ≥20. Double asterisks (**) indicate p < 0.01.