Table 3 Relationship between the dose of FOS and prognosis in the TPF-FOS group.

From: Early enteral nutrition with fructooligosaccharides improves prognosis in severe acute pancreatitis

Variables

FOS dose

Spearman correlation

Z value

P value

Death

 

−2.35

0.019

Intra-abdominal infection

 

−2.02

0.043

The length of stays

0.138

 

0.416

The length of ICU stays

−0.206

 

0.222

SOFA score before discharge

0.146

 

0.388

WBC count before discharge

−0.187

 

0.268

C-reactive protein level before discharge

−0.282

 

0.132

PCT level before discharge

−0.158

 

0.358

  1. PCT procalcitonin, WBC white blood cell, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, ICU Intensive Care Unit, FOS Fructo-oligose.