Table 11.

Adverse outcomes in study patients and controls

Outcomes	Study group (n=30)	Case-matched controls (n=30)
Total adverse outcomes	10	16
Access device occlusion	1	0
Emergency room visits	2	2
Unplanned hospitalisation	7	14
PN-related hospitalisation	3	3
PN unrelated hospitalisation	4	11
Total hospital admissions	11	20
Single hospital admission	3	8
Double hospital admission	4	5
Triple hospital admission	0	2
Readmission rate	0.13	0.23
Hospitalisation rate per patient	0.37	0.67
Total hospital length of stay (LOS) days	69	153
Average LOS day	6.27	7.65

Note. Study patients had fewer total adverse outcomes and unplanned hospitalisation than case-matched controls. Emergency department use was similar in both groups. Study group patients had a lower hospitalisation rate, readmission rate, total LOS and average LOS than case-matched controls.

PN, parenteral nutrition.