Association between postoperative feeding patterns and gastrointestinal function reconstruction after congenital intestinal atresia in neonates

Table 2 The characteristics of the two groups after treatment

Variables	Total (n = 26)	PN group (n = 13)	EN group (n = 13)	Statistic	P value
Discharge weight (kg), mean ± SD	3.33 ± 0.60	3.09 ± 0.56	3.56 ± 0.57	t = -2.13	0.044a
Hospital stays (day), mean ± SD	41.92 ± 14.88	48.23 ± 15.01	35.62 ± 12.24	t = 2.35	0.027a
WBC (109/L), mean ± SD	8.47 ± 1.13	8.96 ± 1.04	7.98 ± 1.02	t = 2.43	0.023a
CRP (μg/mL), mean ± SD	1.11 ± 0.22	1.07 ± 0.21	1.15 ± 0.23	t = -0.88	0.390
HGB (g/L), mean ± SD	108.96 ± 17.57	106.00 ± 14.81	111.92 ± 20.12	t = -0.85	0.401
ALB (IU/L), mean ± SD	32.98 ± 2.78	31.67 ± 3.12	34.29 ± 1.63	t = -2.69	0.013a
DB (μmol/L), mean ± SD	15.89 ± 7.95	19.47 ± 8.14	12.31 ± 6.14	t = 2.53	0.018a

^aP < 0.05.

PN: Parenteral nutrition; EN: Enteral nutrition; WBC: White blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein; HGB: Hemoglobin; ALB: Albumin; DB: Direct bilirubin.