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. 2021 Jun 7;9:648867. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.648867

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analyses for optimal and non-optimal application of the 2014 and 2017 EN guidelines.

2014 French guidelines (n = 416) 2017 American guidelines (n = 416)
Univariate analysisa Multivariate analysisb Univariate analysisa Multivariate analysisb
Optimal EN, n = 88 (21%) Non-optimal EN, n = 328 (79%) p OR (95% CI) p Optimal EN, n = 161 (39%) Non-optimal EN, n = 255 (61%) p OR (95% CI) p
PIM 2, median (IQR) 1.6 (0.8–4.5) 2.6 (1–6.7) 0.21 1.6 (0.8–4) 3.4 (1–7.4) 0.78
Chronic cardiac disease, n (%) 32 (36) 60 (18) <0.001 0.5 (0.3–0.9) 0.014 51 (32) 41 (16) <0.001 0.5 (0.3–0.9) 0.019
Chronic digestive disease, n (%) 40 (45) 84 (25) <0.001 0.6 (0.4–1.0) 0.075 67 (42) 57 (22) <0.001 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.032
Malnutrition, n (%) 39 (44) 112 (34) 0.089 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.39 72 (45) 79 (31) 0.006 0.7 (0.4–1.0) 0.065
EN interruption, median (IQR) 0 (0–1) 1 (0–2) 0.12 0 (0–1) 1 (0–2) 0.004 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 0.41
Feeding intolerance, n (%) 44 (50) 151 (46) 0.48 74 (46) 120 (47) 0.83
Invasive ventilation, n (%) 32 (36) 169 (51) 0.014 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.53 62 (38) 138 (54) 0.002 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.61
Non-invasive ventilation, n (%) 45 (51) 171 (52) 0.91 82 (51) 134 (53) 0.74
Hemodynamic failure, n (%) 2 (2) 51 (15) 0.004 5.3 (1.1–28.4) 0.049 7 (4) 46 (18) <0.001 2.7 (1.1–7.5) 0.047
Paralytic agents, n (%) 2 (2) 25 (8) 0.090 2.7 (0.6–12.9) 0.22 4 (2.5) 23 (9) 0.013 2.9 (0.9–9.1) 0.077
Morphinic agents, maximum rate (mg kg−1 day−1), median (IQR) 1.2 (0.6–2) 1.5 (1–6) 0.030 1 (0.9–1.1) 0.92 1.2 (0.7–2) 1.5 (1–7) 0.002 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 0.76
Midazolam, maximum rate (mcg kg−1 min−1), median (IQR) 1.7 (0.6–3) 1.5 (0.5–3) 0.65 1.5 (0.5–3) 1.5 (0.7–3) 0.67
Outcomes
Mortality at day 60, n (%) 1 (4) 31 (10) 0.071 9 (6) 25 (10) 0.12
Length of stay in PICU (days), median (IQR) 6 (3–11) 5 (3–10) 0.16 5 (3–10) 5 (3–10) 0.81
Energy intake received (kcal kg −1day−1), median (IQR) 59.7 (41.8–73.5) 25.4 (12.7–38.4) <0.001 52.4 (40.0–66.2) 18.4 (10.0–28.1) <0.001
Time to initiate EN (h), median (IQR) 10 (3–26) 24 (9–53) <0.001 11 (4–27) 29 (12–58) <0.001

EN, enteral nutrition; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; PIM 2, Pediatric Index of Mortality 2.

a

Mann–Whitney test for quantitative variables and chi-square for categorical variables.

b

Multivariate logistic regression for the risk of non-optimal application of guidelines.