Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients (N = 100)
From: Interruption of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: a single-center survey
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 66.7 (14.4) |
Male gender, N (%) | 63 (63.0) |
APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 21.8 (6.8) |
Intubated (endotracheal) patients at time of study inclusion, N (%) | 95 (95.0) |
ICU length of stay, median (IQR) (days) | 17.1 (8.0–22.0) |
Diagnosis, N | |
Cardiovascular surgery | 57 |
Surgical | 6 |
Neurosurgical | 2 |
Medical | 35 |
Total episodes of EN interruption, N | 567 |
Episodes in endotracheally intubated patients, N (%) | 515 (90.8) |
Number of EN interruptions per patient, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0–5.3) |
Caloric deficit of daily caloric goal due to EN interruptions, % | 11.5 |
EN interruption orders documented, % | 12.0 |
EN resumption orders documented, % | 8.0 |
Number of patients with a feeding tube placed post-pyloric region | 11 |
Number of patients given prokinetic agents | 34 |