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Table 3 Predictors of median energy intake during stay and delay of initial exclusive enteral nutrition advancement in a paediatric intensive care unit

From: An evaluation of enteral nutrition practices and nutritional provision in children during the entire length of stay in critical care

 

Delay of EN advancement

Median energy intake

Univariate

Hazard ratio

p-value

Coefficient

p-value

 

[95% CI]

   

Age (y)

0.97 [0.90: 1.04]

0.410

-2.07

0.088

Prematurity

0.85 [0.63: 1.16]

0.311

-0.10

0.984

Weight z-score (SD)

0.96 [0.84: 1.11]

0.611

0.76

0.744

Diagnosis

    

Medical vs CHD

1.74 [1.08: 2.79]

0.022

18.3

0.001

Surgical vs CHD

0.97 [0.39: 2.38]

0.945

-7.1

0.401

PICU LOS (d)

0.99 [0.97: 1.02]

0.739

1.16

0.021

Delay to initiate EN (h)

  

-0.98

<0.001

% Daily fasting

0.98 [0.96: 0.99]

0.001

-1.17

<0.001

% Fluid requirements

1.01 [1.00: 1.02]

0.046

0.46

0.025

% Total fluid as EN

1.03 [1.02: 1.04]

<0.001

1.40

<0.001

PIM2

0.97 [0.93: 1.01]

0.163

-0.76

0.023

Multivariate

    

% Total fluid as EN

1.03 [1.02: 1.04]

<0.001

1.36

<0.001

Age (d)

  

-2.26

<0.001

% Fluid requirements

1.02 [1.00: 1.03]

0.004

0.73

<0.001

  1. Delay of EN advancement: Days to achieve energy requirements equal of basal metabolic rate (BMR); Median energy intake: Median energy intake (%BMR) during the entire length of stay in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Delay to initiate EN (h): Time elapsed from admission to PICU to initiation of enteral nutrition; % Daily Fasting: Daily fasting hours expressed as percentage of 24 hours (excluding time to initiate feeding on admission); % Fluid Requirements: Percentage of daily fluid requirements delivered; % Total Fluid as EN: Percentage of total fluid volume delivered as enteral nutrition; PIM2: Paediatric Index of Mortality score; PICU LOS: Length of stay in PICU.