Table 1.
Clinical evolution of all cases
| Case | Age (years) | Gender | NUTRIC Score at admission (points) | SRSE duration (days) | SRSE duration after KD initiation (days) | KD duration in ICU (days) | Fasting time (hours) | Days until ketonuria achievement after fasting | Major intercurrences | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Male | 2 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 1st: 36 2nd: 28 | 1 | Hypoglycemia | Alive |
| 2 | 38 | Female | 4 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 80 | N/A | Gastric stasis Hypoglycemia | Alive |
| 3 | 20 | Female | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 48 | N/A | Hypertriglyceridemia Ileus Septic shock | Death |
ICU - intensive care unit; KD - ketogenic diet; NUTRIC - Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill. SRSE - super-refractory status epilepticus; N/A - not achieved.