Anemia (hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dl on EICU admission), n (%) | 3 (7) | 1 (4) | 0.527 |
Nutritional characteristic | |||
Time to initiation of EEN from EICU admission, h; median (IQR) | 14.5 (4.7 - 21.9) | 24.7 (12.6 - 36.4) | 0.010 |
Days to reach target energy intake from EEN initiation, day; median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0 - 3.0) | 5.0 (4.0 - 7.0) | <0.001 |
Average energy intake during first week in EICU, kcal/kg/day; median (IQR) | 24.6 (22.1 - 28.1) | 17.7 (13.6 - 20.4) | <0.001 |
Average protein intake during first week in EICU, g/kg/day; median (IQR) | 1.1 (0.9 - 1.3) | 0.7 (0.5 - 0.9) | <0.001 |