Table 2.
Summary of results
| Food only | SUP + Food | NG + Food | TPN + Food | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N papers total |
6 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
26 |
| Total samples (including 10 comparator samples; n) |
17 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
37 |
| Papers with the primary aim to describe the feeding method? |
0 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
14 |
| Mean sample size (range) |
69.9 |
46.0 |
50.9 |
57.7 |
59.4 |
| (7 – 318) |
(21 – 96) |
(6 – 155) |
(23 – 104) |
(6 – 318) |
|
| n = 17 |
n = 6 |
n = 11 |
n = 3 |
n = 37 |
|
| Total number of participants for method |
1189 |
276 |
560 |
173 |
2198 |
| Mean length of stay in days (range) |
60.7 |
69.8 |
54.4 |
52.3 |
60.1 |
| (16–149) |
(17 – 109) |
(22 – 103) |
(31 – 64) |
(16 – 149) |
|
| n = 13 |
n = 5 |
n = 6 |
n = 3 |
n = 27 |
|
| Mean admission BMI (kg/m2) (range) |
15.1 |
15.0 |
14.4 |
13.5 |
14.7 |
| (12.6 – 17.4) |
(13.5 – 16.3) |
(11.3 – 16.3) |
(12.7 – 14.3) |
(11.3 - 17.4) |
|
| n = 15 |
n = 4 |
n = 10 |
n = 2 |
n = 31 |
|
| Mean discharge BMI (kg/m2) (range) |
17.4 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
16.4 |
17.4 |
| (15.7 – 20.3) |
(16.7 – 16.9) |
(13.5 – 20.8) |
(15.6 – 17.2) |
(13.5-20.8) |
|
| n = 12 |
n = 2 |
n = 9 |
n = 2 |
n = 25 |
|
| Mean total weight gain in kilograms (range) |
6.0 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
| (1.1 – 12.8) |
(2.4- 6.2) |
(4.9 – 14.9) |
(3.1-11.1) |
(1.1 – 14.9) |
|
| n = 11 |
n = 3 |
n = 8 |
n = 2 |
n = 24 |
|
| Mean energy intake (kCals) (range) |
2603 |
2594 |
2842 |
2175 |
2650 |
| (1642–3600) |
(2520–2668) |
(1736–4350) |
- |
(1642–4350) |
|
| n = 8 | n = 2 | n = 5 | n = 1 | n = 16 |
Food = Food only; SUP = High-energy liquid supplements; NG = Nasogastric feeding; PN = Parenteral nutrition.