Table 3 Results of nutritional intervention

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 feedings^a (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