Table 4.
Relationship between nutrition initiation time group and 12 month GOS-E Peds score
n = 86 (%) | 12 month GOS-E Peds | p value | |||
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1 – 4 (n = 49, 57%) |
5 – 7 (n = 25, 29.1%) |
8 (n = 12, 13.9%) |
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Nutrition Group | 0.04* | ||||
Group 1 | 5,(5.8) | 1,(20) | 1,(20) | 3,(60) | |
Group 2 | 32,(37.2) | 19,(59.4) | 11,(34.4) | 2,(6.2) | |
Group 3 | 33,(38.4) | 22,(66.7) | 7,(21.2) | 4,(12.1) | |
Group 4 | 16,(18.6) | 7,(43.7) | 6,(37.5) | 3,(18.8) |
Pairwise comparisons: Group 1 vs. 2, p = 0.005*; Group 1 vs. 3, p = 0.03*; Group 1 vs. 4, p = 0.20; Group 2 vs. 3, p = 0.41; Group 2 vs. 4, p = 0.35; Group 3 vs. 4, p = 0.31
GOS-E Peds, Glasgow Outcome Scale extended for Pediatrics; Group 1 – no nutritional support administered during study period; Group 2 – nutritional support initiated < 48 h after injury; Group 3 – nutritional support initiated 48 h – < 72 h after injury; Group 4 – nutritional support initiated 72 h – 168 h after injury