Table 2 Admission diagnoses and pre-existing co-morbidities
From: A pilot study of alternative substrates in the critically Ill subject using a ketogenic feed
Admission diagnosis, No. (%) | All n = 29 | Ketogenic feeding (n = 14) | Standard feeding (n = 15) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sepsis | 2 (6.9) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (6.7) |
Cardiogenic shock | 1 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) |
Trauma | 9 (31.0) | 2 (14.3) | 7 (50.0) |
Respiratory failure | 10 (34.5) | 4 (28.6) | 6 (40.0) |
Intracranial haemorrhage | 12 (41.4) | 7 (50.0) | 5 (33.3) |
Acute liver failure | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Acute Kidney Injury | 1 (3.5) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
Drug overdose | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Emergency Surgery | 5 (17.2) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (6.7) |
Cerebrovascular Accident | 1 (3.5) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
Comorbidities, No. (%) | |||
Hypertension | 10 (34.5) | 5 (35.7) | 5 (33.3) |
Chronic Respiratory Diseases | 6 (20.7) | 2 (14.3) | 4 (26.7) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 6 (20.7) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (20.0) |
Ischemic heart disease | 3 (10.4) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (6.7) |
Psychiatric diseases | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0) | 2 (13.4) |
Renal impairment | 1 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 4 (13.8) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (20.0) |
Liver cirrhosis | 1 (3.5) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
Haem-oncological disease | 4 (13.8) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (13.4) |
Thyroid disease | 1 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) |
Crohns disease | 1 (3.5) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
Previous Cerebrovascular Accident | 2 (6.9) | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0) |
Chronic pancreatitis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) |
