TABLE 2.
Patient-level nutrient intake variables for the study cohort of mechanically ventilated children (n = 1245 unless otherwise specified)1
| Variable | Value |
| Route of nutrient delivery, n (%) | |
| Patients who received any EN | 985 (79) |
| Gastric | 631 (64) |
| Postpyloric | 354 (36) |
| Patients who received any PN | 363 (29) |
| Nutrient goals (prescription) | |
| Prescribed energy goal, kcal/kg per day | 69 ± 282 |
| Prescribed protein goal, g/kg per day | 1.9 ± 0.7 |
| Nutrient delivery | |
| Energy delivery adequacy (from EN)3 | 36 ± 35 |
| Protein delivery adequacy (from EN)3 | 37 ± 38 |
| Energy delivery adequacy (from EN+PN)3 | 74 ± 74 |
| Protein delivery adequacy (from EN+PN)3 | 41 ± 43 |
| Actual protein delivery, g/kg per day | 0.67 ± 0.65 |
| Actual protein adequacy based on ASPEN recommendations, % | 38 ± 36 |
| Enteral nutrient delivery (n = 985) | |
| Time to initiation of en after admission to PICU, n (%) | |
| Patients receiving EN by day 1 | 268 (27) |
| Patients receiving EN by day 2 | 324 (33) |
| Patients receiving EN by day 3 | 193 (20) |
| Patients receiving EN by day 4 or later | 200 (20) |
| Interruptions to EN | |
| Patients with at least one interruption, n (%) | 724 (74) |
| Frequency of interruptions (n = 724), d | 2 (1–3)4 |
| Duration of interruptions (n = 724), h/d | 8 (5–12) |
| Antacid used, n (%) | 763 (61) |
| Motility agents used, n (%) | 988 (79) |
1
ASPEN, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; EN, enteral nutrition; EN+PN, total intake via enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; PN, parenteral nutrition.
2
Mean ± SD (all such values).
3
Adequacy equaled the percentage of the goal (energy or protein) that was actually delivered on average over the course of the pediatric intensive care unit stay ≤10 d.
4
Median; IQR in parentheses (all such values).