Table 3. Nutritional and clinical status of the 150 critically ill patients.
| Variable | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| The duration of ICU stays | 17.90 ± 20.16 (5–115) | |
| The day of start EN after ICU admission | 2.36 ± 2.5 (0–18) | |
| Enteral access | ||
| EN only | 130 (86.6) | |
| Enteral and parenteral nutrition | 20 (13.3) | |
| Feeding methods | ||
| Bolus | 141 (94) | |
| Continuous | 9 (6) | |
| Alternative | 0 (0) | |
| Type of EN formula | ||
| Hand formula made in hospital | 130 (86.6) | |
| Hand formula made at home | 19 (12.7) | |
| Commercial formula | 1 (0.7) | |
| Amount of EN formula provided during the first 24 hr, mL | ||
| 200–500 | 106 (70.6) | |
| 500–1,000 | 30 (20) | |
| 1,000–1,500 | 9 (6) | |
| 1,500–2,000 | 5 (3.4) | |
| EN duration, day | 14.96 ± 18.7 (1–112) | |
| Route | ||
| Orogastric/NG | 145 (96.6) | |
| ND/nasojejunal | 2 (1.4) | |
| PEG/PEGJ | 3 (2) | |
| Use of supplement* | 69 (46) | |
| Total | 150 (100) | |
Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
ICU, intensive care unit; EN, enteral nutrition; NG, nasogastric; ND, nasoduodenal; PEG/PEGJ, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or jejunostomy.
*Most supplements used were albumin, protein, multivitamin minerals.