TABLE 2.
Characteristics of enteral and parenteral nutrition during ECMO support
Enteral nutrition, N = 64, mean (SD) | Parenteral nutrition N = 28, mean (SD) | P | |
Time to nutrition initiation (h) | 46.5 (40) | 26.7 (24) | 0.220 |
Time to maximum nutrition delivery (h) | 33.8 (51.1) | 60 (57.6) | 0.097 |
Maximum caloric intake (kcal kg–1 d–1) | 53 (16) | 49 (18) | 0.311 |
Maximum protein intake (g kg–1 d–1) | 1.8 (0.85) | 1.9 (0.88) | 0.722 |
% Schofield | 92 (35) | 110 (36) | 0.08 |
ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; SD = standard deviation.