Table 2 Post-transplant outcome relative to nutritional support
|  | EN group (n = 14) | PN group (n = 28) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Engrafment: | |||
 Neutrophil, days, mean | 17.31 | 16.86 | 0.78 |
 PLT > 20*109, days, mean | 35.67 | 23.14 | 0.04 |
 PLT > 50*109, days, mean | 36.40 | 30,89 | 0.45 |
 Duration of G-CSF, days, mean | 11.62 | 10.46 | 0.51 |
Oral mucositis: | |||
 Grade 3–4, n, (%) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (10.7) | 0.10 |
 Duration, days, mean | 13.46 | 13.54 | 0.98 |
aGvHD: | |||
 Grade I-IV, n, (%) | 6 (42.9) | 13 (46.4) | 1.00 |
 Grade III-IV, n, (%) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (38.46) | 0.52 |
 Gut aGvHD, n, (%) | 4 (28.6) | 8 (28.6) | 1.00 |
 Gut aGvHD +++/++++, n, (%) | 0 (0) | 5 (17.9) | 0.08 |
 Steroid Resistant Gut aGvHD, n, (%) | 0 (0) | 6 (21.4) | 0.06 |
Infections: | |||
 BSI, n, (%) | 2 (14.3) | 15 (53.6) | 0.02 |
 Duration of fever in the first 30 days post HSCT, days, mean | 8.00 | 11.21 | 0.07 |
 Length of Antibiotic therapy in the first 30 days post HSCT, days, mean | 18.54 | 19.38 | 0.65 |
VOD, n, (%) | 2 (14.3) | 5 (17.9) | 1.00 |
Length of hospital stay, days, mean | 71.8 | 60.1 | 0.28 |
Transfer to ICU, n, (%) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (10.7) | 1.00 |
Nutritional Support: | |||
 Length of nutritional support, days, mean | 20.71 | 30.71 | 0.09 |
 Start of oral realimentation, days, mean | 20.85 | 26.96 | 0.08 |
Nutritional Parameters | |||
 Lowest weight, Kg, mean | 29.78 | 36.63 | 0.31 |
 Maximum weight loss %, mean | 11.5 | 9.9 | 0.44 |
 Weight loss > 10%, n, (%) | 7 (50) | 9 (32.2) | 0.30 |
Metabolic Parameters: | |||
 Albumin transfusions, U, mean | 6,31 | 13.79 | 0.14 |
 Hypophosphatemia, n, (%) | 8 (57,1) | 21 (75) | 0.10 |
 γGT and/or direct bilirubin elevation, n, (%) | 11 (78,6) | 24 (85.7) | 0.26 |