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TABLE 1
Characteristics of the newborns in the hospitalization period.
Group 1 (n=63)
Group 2 (n=121)
p
Gestational age (weeks)
27.7±2.1
30.6±2.2
0.000
Male
25 (39.7%)
66 (54.5%)
0.055
Birth weight (g)
798.2±142.4
1258.3±137.1
0.000
SGA
13 (20.6%)
43 (35.5%)
0.037
Resuscitation in the delivery room
53 (84.0%)
60 (49.6%)
0.000
RDS
37 (58.1%)
35 (28.9%)
0.000
Sepsis
48 (76.1%)
44 (36.3%)
0.000
Necrotizing enterocolitis
12 (19.0%)
11 (9.0%)
0.053
Patent ductus arteriosus
28 (44.4%)
25 (20.6%)
0.001
PIVH
31 (49.2%)
20 (16.5%)
0.000
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
35 (55.5%)
16 (13.2%)
0.000
Surfactant
34 (53.9%)
30 (24.8%)
0.000
Indomethacin
24 (38.1%)
22 (18.2%)
0.003
Corticoid
3 (4.8%)
3 (1.6%)
0.336
Central venous catheter
42 (66.7%)
34 (28.1%)
0.000
Mechanical ventilation (hours)
264 (24 – 1032)
120 (12 – 1296)
0.000
SGA: small for gestational age; RDS: respiratory distress syndrome; PIVH: peri–intraventricular hemorrhage.
TABLE 2
Characteristics of parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Days to maximum supply
Parenteral nutrition
Group 1 (n=63)
Group 2 (n=106)
p
Glucose
5 (1 – 26)
4 (1 – 35)
0.283
Amino acids
7 (2 – 33)
6 (2 – 31)
0.106
Lipids
6 (2 – 31)
7 (2 – 38)
0.085
Initial glucose (g/kg/day)
5.8 (1.5 – 10.0)
7.3 (0.3 – 11.5)
0.000
Maximum glucose (g/kg/day)
9.8 (5.7 – 18.2)
13.3 (5.3 – 18.6)
0.000
Initial amino acid (g/kg/day)
0.5 (0.5 – 1.5)
1.0 (0.5 – 2.0)
0.002
Maximum amino acid (g/kg/day)
2.0 (0.5 – 3.5)
2.0 (0.5 – 4.0)
0.967
Initial lipid (g/kg/day)
0.5 (0.5 – 1.0)
0.5 (0.5 – 1.5)
0.001
Maximum lipid (g/kg/day)
2.0 (0.5 – 3.0)
2.0 (0.5 – 3.5)
0.746
Initial energy (kcal/kg/day)
24.9 (10.1 – 42.3)
34.7 (1.0 – 49.1)
0.000
Maximum energy (kcal/kg/day)
51.1 (27.3 – 87.1)
60.1 (27.2 – 96.2)
0.000
Start of PN (days)
2 (1 – 6)
3 (1 – 11)
0.472
Duration of PN (days)
11 (2 – 104)
8.5 (1 – 68)
0.006
Enteral Nutrition
Group 1 (n=63)
Group 2 (n=121)
p
Human milk (days)
13 (1 – 60)
7 (1 – 44)
0.004
Human milk and Formula (days)
14 (1 – 97)
9 (1 – 46)
0.002
Preterm formula (days)
27 (2 – 88)
24 (1 – 64)
0.107
Start of EN (days)
4 (1 – 16)
3 (1 –11)
0.000
Duration of minimum EN (days)
2 (1 – 30)
1 (1 – 15)
0.000
Time for exclusive EN (days)
15 (3 – 42)
11 (5 – 69)
0.001
Duration of EN (days)
44 (1 – 95)
23.5 (7 – 76)
0.000
Time to 120 kcal/kg/day (days)
22 (10 – 52)
15 (7 – 63)
0.000
PN: parenteral nutrition; EN: enteral nutrition.