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Table 2 Distribution of new-onset infections within 7 days of hospitalization and clinical outcomes in different nutrition strategies group

From: Effects of early supplemental parenteral nutrition on new-onset infection in adults with acute severe stroke: a single-center retrospective case–control study

 

SPN group, n = 20

EN group, n = 40

P-value

New-onset pneumonia within 7 days, n (%)

7(35)

20(50)

0.271

Time of new-onset pneumonia, days

7.6 ± 2.1

5.2 ± 3.0

0.009

Urogenital infection within 7 days, n (%)

2(10)

2(5)

0.855

Other infection within 7 days, n (%) *

1

0

0.721

New-onset nosocomial infections within 7 days, n (%)

9(45)

21(52.5)

0.584

Time of new-onset nosocomial infections, days

7.1 ± 2.4

4.8 ± 2.9

0.015

Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%)

7(35)

7(17.5)

0.235

Hours on mechanical ventilation, days

0(0, 3.5)

0(0, 0)

0.208

Glasgow Coma Scale at discharge

11(9.25, 14)

12(10, 15)

0.668

NIHSS at discharge

15(11.5, 19.2)

14.5(11, 22)

0.956

Modified Rankin Scale at discharge

5(4, 5)

4(4, 5)

0.251

Days in ICU, days

14.5(10, 19.2)

11(8, 14)

0.081

mortality in ICU, n (%)

0

2(5)

0.799

Death at day 90, n (%)

1(5)

5(12.5)

0.648

Poor outcome at day 90, n (%)

19(95)

38(95)

 > 0.99

  1. SPN supplemental parenteral nutrition, EN enteral nutrition, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  2. *Other infection included infections of abdominal, bloodstream, skin, bone, soft tissue, ear, nose, throat, upper respiratory, and non-pulmonary intrathoracic. Continuous variables were presented as mean ± SD or median (IQR). Categorical variables were presented as number (%)