Table 3.

Postoperative intake of calories and protein

Dietary intake	Post-operative day
	1	3	5	7	Total†
	n=45	n=48	n=45	n=43	n=48
Total energy (kcals)	604±294	757±367	727±389	674±356	680±194
	600 (400–700)	703 (506–1034)	774 (376–1036)	585 (394–976.1)	664 (531–807)
Total energy (kcal/kg)	13±7	17±10	16±9	15±9	15±6
	12 (9–16)	16 (12–23)	17 (8–23)	13 (8–20)	14 (11–18)
Total protein/amino acids (g)	19±20	25.3±16	32.1±19.3	35.1±21.1	28±10.2
	12.9 (0–27.9)	25.8 (25–27.9)	28.9 (19.3–50)	29.9 (19.1–55.8)	26.9 (21.2–35.4)
Total protein/amino acids (g/kg)	0.39±0.41	0.56±0.39	0.69±0.42	0.76±0.47	0.61±0.26
	0.36 (0–0.67)	0.57 (0.42–0.73)	0.7 (0.36–1.04)	0.63 (0.41–1.24)	0.60 (0.44–0.73)

Values represent mean±SD and median (25^th–75^th percentile).

^†Total Intake is the average daily dietary intake that each patient received during post-operative care.