Table 3

Cohort information, diagnostic data, supplementation totals and energy intake (n=243)

Location
FactorWard (n=153)HDU (n=46)ICU (n=44)
Male782527
Female752117
Age
 Median62.053.052.5
 IQR47.0–73.039.0–67.541.0–61.7
Diagnostic categories
 Neurological392016
 Respiratory652
 Trauma600
 Medicine900
 Hepatology25210
 Renal810
 Pancreas901
 Gastroenterology634
 Cancer1320
 Cardiovascular2294
 Surgical715
 Sepsis332
Length of stay (days)
 Median28.538.029.5
 IQR17.0–47.517.0–67.520.5–42.7
Electrolyte supplementation totals
 Potassium722937
 Phosphate482421
 Magnesium462835
B vitamin supplementation
 Totals43108
Duration of artificial nutrition (days)
 Median10.515.015.0
 IQR5.0–15.09.5–15.012.3–15.0
Energy intake kcal /day
Baseline
 Median (IQR)675 (390–1300)690 (480–1000)760 (420–1124)
Day 3
Median (IQR)1113 (848–1600)1440 (1120–1606)1470 (1005–1809)
Day 6
Median (IQR)1547 (1094–1850)1500 (1292–1826)1370 (965–1750)
Day 9
Median (IQR)1500 (900–1877)1449 (960–1700)1590 (1200–1907)
  • HDU, high dependency unit; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, IQR at 25th and 75th centiles.