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Table 5 Clinical outcomes at the two groups

From: Early versus delayed enteral nutrition for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia: a randomized controlled trial

 

EEN group(N = 42)

DEN group

(N = 38)

T/Z/χ2

p- value

Primary outcomes

 Incidence of FI

11 (26.19)

12 (31.58)

0.283

0.595

Secondary outcomes

 Incidence of LOBS, n (%)

0(0.0)

2(4.1)

 

0.222 c

 Incidence of hypoglycemia, n (%)

6(14.29)

6(15.79)

0.035

0.851

 Duration (days) of PN d

8.81 ± 1.67

10.61 ± 2.06

−4.299

< 0.001

 Duration (days) from initiation to reaching full enteral feeds a,d

9.91 ± 1.88

12.24 ± 2.50

−4.182

< 0.001

 Length (days) of hospital stay a

12.55 ± 4.57

16.47 ± 5.27

−3.566

0.001

 Weight (kg) at discharge home day a

3.24 ± 0.40

3.28 ± 0.41

−0.393

0.695

 Weight gain (g/d) from birth to discharge home day

8.41 (−1.69,15.79)

8.22 (0.92,14.78)

0.101

0.919

  1. NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis, FI Feeding intolerance, PN Parenteral nutrition, LOBI Late-onset bloodstream infection
  2. a Mean and standard deviation
  3. b Median and interquartile range
  4. c Fisher’ exact test
  5. d There were only 62 cases (33 cases in the EEN group and 29 in the DEN group) were analyzed with this variable who had reached the goal of full enteral feeding volume before discharged home