| Variables |
Study (n=9)/ SD |
Control (n=8) / SD |
p |
| Age (years) |
50.0 / 22.2 |
55.2 / 16.5 |
0.6 |
Gender
Male
Female |
5
4 |
3
5 |
0.4
0.6 |
| APACHE III score |
60.33 / 14.6 |
52.9 / 9.5 |
0.2 |
Diagnosis
Medical
*Surgical (none trauma) |
7
2 |
6
2 |
0.4
0.8 |
| REE Kcal/day (Indirect Calorimetry) |
1700 / 236 |
1681 / 294 |
0.3 |
| LIS |
2.83 / 0.28 |
2.84 / 0.51 |
0.9 |
| MOD Score |
7.33 / 1.4 |
6.12 / 2.0 |
0.3 |
Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III score, resting energy expenditure (REE), Lung Injury Score (LIS), and Multiple Organ Dysfunction (MOD)
Score.
*Surgery prior to ICU admission |
