Research Article

Comparison of the Initiation Time of Enteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Patients: At Admission vs. 24 to 48 Hours after Admission

Table 5

Length of ICU stay and ventilator time (n, M (P25, P75), unit: day).

GroupLength of ICU stayVentilator time

Intervention44, 6.4 (3.3, 10.7)31, 3.6 (1.2, 6.0)
Control group43, 7.9 (5.6, 12.1)30, 5.5 (4.1, 8.8)
Zāˆ’2.238āˆ’2.179
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