Table 2 Differences in complications between cohorts receiving and not receiving nutritional support meeting guideline standard
Calories or nutritional support not meeting guideline standards (n = 320) | Calories or nutritional support meeting guideline standards (n = 205) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(1) Infectious complications | 86 (26.9 %) | 35 (17.1 %) | 0.009 |
Pneumonia | 52 (16.3 %) | 18 (8.8 %) | 0.014 |
Urinary tract infection | 4 (1.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0.160 |
Sepsis | 25 (7.8 %) | 10 (4.9 %) | 0.187 |
Septic shock | 0 (0.0 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | 0.152 |
Catheter-related infection | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 1.000 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 6 (1.9 %) | 10 (4.9 %) | 0.051 |
Infection of incisional wound | 11 (3.4 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.034 |
Two or more infections | 12 (3.8 %) | 7 (3.4 %) | 1.0 |
(2) Non-infectious complications | 8 (2.5 %) | 9 (4.4 %) | 0.312 |
Organ dysfunction | 2 (0.4 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1.000 |
Multiple organ failure | 5 (1.6 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.412 |
Pulmonary embolism | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 1.000 |
Bleeding due to duodenal ulcer | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0.285 |
Postoperative abdominal bleeding | 1 (0.3 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1.000 |
Severe electrolyte imbalance | 1 (0.3 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic bleeding | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic leak | 0 (0.0 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | 0.152 |
Pleural effusion/pneumothorax | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.390 |
Wound dehiscence/healing delay | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.390 |
Gastrointestinal obstruction/perforation | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.390 |
Deep vein thrombosis | 1 (0.3 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1.000 |
Two or more non-infectious complications | 5 (1.6 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 0.412 |
Co-infectious complications | 4 (1.3 %) | 8 (3.9 %) | 0.069 |
(3) Total complications | 90 (28.1 %) | 36 (17.6 %) | 0.006 |
(4) Deaths | 6 (1.9 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | 0.492 |