Table 5 Time and reasons for discontinuing the KD
Time | Number of Cases | Reasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ineffectiveness (n) | Side effects (n) | Death (n) | Severe infection (n) | Lack of compliance (n) | Transition to normal diet (n) | ||
≤3 months | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3–6 months | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
6–12 months | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
> 12 months | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 42 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 |