Benefits of Early Enteral Feeding with a Locally Prepared Protein-Energy Ration after Surgery for Acute Generalised Peritonitis: A Randomised Trial in Two Hospitals in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Table 1

Sociodemographic data and laboratory results at admission.

Variables	(%)
Sex ()
Female	19 (28.8)
Male	47 (71.2)
Age, years ()
Under 18	19 (28.8)
18–28	19 (28.8)
29–38	12 (18.2)
39–48	7 (10.6)
49–60	5 (7.6)
Over 60	4 (6.1)
Age, median [min–max]	26 [1-78]
BMI, median [min–max] (kg/m^2)	20.6 [16-24.2]
Waiting time to surgery, median [min–max] (hour)	6 [1-96]
Hospital stays, median [min–max] (day)	24.5 [3-102]
Number of perforations, median [min–max]	2 [1-3]
Delay in the return of peristalsis, median [min–max] (day)	2.5 [1-6]
Ionogram and blood metabolite status at admission
Na+, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	152.5 [132-164]
K+, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	5 [3.7-8.9]
Calcium, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	2 [1.82-218]
C-reactive protein, median [min–max] (mg/l)	36 [12-124]
Albumin, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	31 [24-40]
Creatinemia, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	189.5 [106-87]
Urea, median [min–max] (mg/dl)	6.1 [2.8-16]

At the entrance.