Delivery and adherence to the interventions
gastrointestinal reactions, gastrointestinal problems
The median duration of ICU stay prior to the study had no difference among four groups, as illustrated in Table The actual number of interventions conducted by the HMB group and the combination group were 22.0 and 18.0, with respective compliance rates of 91.22% and 92.03%, respectively. The cumulative number of incomplete interventions was 70 (9.3%) and 93 (13.2%) for the two groups, respectively. The main cause, which accounted for 25 (35.71%) and 32 (34.40%) occurrences, respectively, was patient miss taking, especially in general wards. There were 15 (21.43%) and 14 (15.05%) occurrences of temporary discontinuance as a result of gastrointestinal problems, respectively. In the RT group, there were no confirmed occurrences of gastrointestinal responses associated with HMB, and 36 (51.43%) incidents were found to be unrelated after discussion and analysis with the attending physician. There were 50 (53.76%) cases where it was found that the gastrointestinal reactions to HMB were unrelated, while there were no confirmed cases of gastrointestinal reactions in the combination group. Please see supplementary Table 2 for more information.