Pre-NST (n = 107) | Post-NST (n = 122) | p-value | |
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Energy ≥ 80 kcal/kg on day 7 | 45 (42.1 %) | 77 (63.1 %) | 0.001 |
Lipid initiation (d) | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
PN duration (d) | 26.5 ± 22.2 | 22.1 ± 14.3 | 0.08 |
Time to initiation of enteral feedings (d) | 6.4 ± 5.8 | 4.7 ± 5.1 | 0.016 |
Time to reach full enteral feedingsa (d) | 23.5 ± 16.2 | 18.8 ± 12.0 | 0.015 |
Weight Z-score at admission | −0.53 ± 1.13 | −0.59 ± 1.25 | 0.690 |
Weight Z-score at discharge | −1.65 ± 1.01 | −1.49 ± 0.99 | 0.235 |
Weight Δ Z-score during hospital stay | −1.13 ± 0.99 | −0.91 ± 0.74 | 0.055 |