Table 1 Proportion of non-nutritional calories of the caloric target during the first 7 days of ICU admissiona

From: Relevance of non-nutritional calories in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

 

Before implementation

After implementation

P-value

 

Mean (s.d.)

Mean (s.d.)

 

All patients (n=146)

7.5 (6.3)

6.8 (5.5)

0.44

Citrateb (n=12)

13.2 (4.9)

13.8 (9.5)

0.90

Citratec (n=134)

7.0 (6.2)

6.2 (4.7)

0.37

Dextroseb (n=131)

7.7 (6.1)

7.0 (5.3)

0.51

Dextrosec (n=15)

6.1 (8.5)

4.7 (6.9)

0.73

Propofolb (n=101)

8.7 (6.7)

8.1 (5.8)

0.60

Propofolc (n=45)

4.6 (4.2)

4.0 (3.8)

0.63

  1. Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.
  2. Values are in mean (s.d.); proportion of non-nutritional calories of total calories during the first 7 days of ICU admission in percent (%).
  3. aBefore and after implementation of a nutritional protocol, classified to subgroup.
  4. bPatients who received, respectively, citrate, dextrose (⩾5%) or propofol during the first 7 days of ICU admission.
  5. cPatients who did not receive, respectively, citrate, dextrose (⩾5%) or propofol during the first 7 days of ICU admission.
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