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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES
Supplementary Table 1.
Exclusion criteria for study participation
Not critically ill enough to necessitate nutritional support
STRONGkids score lower than 2 on PICU admission
1
Non-pediatric patients (aged 17 or older)
Premature newborns (<37 weeks gestational age upon admission in the PICU)
‘Do not resuscitate’ code at the time of PICU admission
Expected death within 12 hours
Readmission to PICU after already having been randomized
Enrollment in another intervention trial
Transfer from another PICU or neonatal ICU after a stay of more than 7 days
Ketoacidotic or hyperosmolar coma
Inborn metabolic diseases requiring specific diet
Short bowel syndrome or other conditions requiring PN for more than 7 days prior to PICU admission
PICU=Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, PN=Parenteral Nutrition
Supplementary Table 2.
Local protocols for initiation of PN in early PN group, in all participating centers EN
was attempted as soon as possible
Center
On admission
Day 2
Day 3
Subsequent Stay
Leuven,
Belgium
Mixture of glucose
30% and Vaminolact®
(Fresenius)
Addition of lipids
(SMOFlipid®
Fresenius)
All replaced by
mixture of glucose
50% and SMOFlipid®
with Vaminolact® or
Vamin 18®.
Glucose 50% and
SMOFlipid® with
Vaminolact® or Vamin
18®
Rotterdam,
The Nether-
lands
Continuous glucose
infusion with glucose
intake 4-6 mg/kg/
min (< 30 kg) or 2-4
mg/kg/min (> 30 kg)
Pharmacy-made PN:
mixture of glucose,
Primene® (Baxter)
and Intralipid®
(Fresenius, 50% of
final dose). Children
>30 kg Olimel®
(Baxter, N5 or N4
depending on central
or peripheral line)
Increase of lipids to
100%
Pharmacy-made PN:
mixture of glucose,
Primene® (Baxter)
and Intralipid®
(Baxter, 100% of final
dose). Children >30
kg Olimel® (Baxter,
N5 or N4 depending
on central or
peripheral line)
Edmonton,
Canada
Continuous glucose
infusion with glucose
intake 3-4 mg/kg/
min
Addition of 20% IV
lipids (50% of final
dose)
Increase of lipids to
100%
Mixture amino acids
and concentrated
glucose
Mixture amino acids,
concentrated glucose
and 20% IV lipids
EN=Enteral Nutrition, IV=Intravenous, PN=Parenteral Nutrition




