Table 2.
Comparison of patients with or without intolerance on EN-related variables, infection complications, CTSI and hospital stay
| Intolerance |
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n=568 | No, n=384 | Yes, n=184 | ||
| Admission-EN (≥72 hr) | 204 (35.9%) | 125 (32.6%) | 79 (42.9%) | 0.028# |
| Feeding route (NJ) | 318 (56%) | 219 (57%) | 99 (53.8%) | 0.284 |
| Pancreatic infection (%) | 142 (25%) | 60 (15.6%) | 82 (44.6%) | <0.001# |
| CTSI | 4 (3-6) | 3 (3-5) | 3 (3-6) | 0.596 |
| Duration of EN, d | 5 (1-11) | 5 (4-7) | 8 (1-11) | <0.001# |
| Hospital stay, d | 8 (6-20) | 8 (6-11) | 12 (8-20) | <0.001# |
Qualitative variables are expressed in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the total; quantitative variables are expressed as median (min-max).#Significant at a <0.05.EN indicates enteral nutrition; CTSI indicate CT severity index