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Table 5 A summary durations of at-home fasting (as reported by the owner at the time of admission), in-hospital enteral fasting, and total enteral fasting

From: The effect of short term peripheral parenteral nutrition on treatment outcomes and mortality in critically ill pediatric canine patients

Characteristics

PN Group

PN, N = 23

Control Group

Control, N = 36

p -value

In-home enteral fasting (days)

 Mean ± SD

2.0 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.7

< 0.001

In-hospital enteral fasting

 Mean ± SD

4.3 ± 1.5

5.0 ± 1.5

0.053

Total enteral fasting

 Mean ± SD

6.3 ± 1.6

6.1 ± 1.4

0.684

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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481