Table 5.
Characteristics of the moderately and severely malnourished patients treated with either TPN or conservative management. TPN, total parenteral nutrition; BMI, body mass index; NRI, nutritional risk index; SBR, small bowel resection; PC, proximal colectomy; RSR, Rectosigmoid resection
| TPN (n = 57) | Conservative management (n = 140) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, median, range) | 47 (25–75) | 50 (25–75) | 0.6 |
| Days to flatus (median, range) | 7 (4–10) | 7 (4–10) | 0.09 |
| Days of hospitalization (median, range) | 11 (5–20) | 13 (5–20) | 0.02 |
| Serum albumin (g/L) (median, range) | 1.4 (1–1.9) | 3.2 (2–5) | < 0.001 |
| BMI at admission (median, range) | 61.6 (16–29.4) | 20.9 (16.1–29.8) | 0.9 |
| BMI after surgery (median, range) | 20.8 (15.6–29.4) | 22.15 (15.2–30) | 0.048 |
| NRI at admission (median, range) | 81.9 (75.2–97.3) | 84.3 (75.1–97.4) | 0.13 |
| Days between surgery and TPN initiation (median, range) | 3 (1–5) | ||
| Duration of TPN (median, range) | 3 (1–6) | ||
| Bowel resection | |||
| SBR (n, %) | 13 (22.8%) | 32 (22.9%) | 0.998 |
| PC (n, %) | 14 (24.6%) | 34 (24.3%) | |
| RSR (n, %) | 12 (21.1%) | 31 (22.1%) | |
| RSR + PC (n, %) | 18 (31.6%) | 43 (30.7%) | |
| Complications (n, %) | 4 (7.0%) | 11 (7.9%) | 0.84 |
| Readmissions (n, %) | 3 (5.3%) | 8 (5.7%) | 0.9 |