Table 2 Percentage of volume of formula actually delivered (intake/prescribed)
From: Daily enteral feeding practice on the ICU: attainment of goals and interfering factors
Type of formula (kcal/protein) | Enteral route | n | Successful feeding days, % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Volume | Energy | Protein |
Standard (100/4) | Gastric tube | 1,309 | 66 (64–68) | 47 (45–50) | 37 (35–38) |
(n = 1,760) | PEG | 11 | 87 (67–107) | 86 (44–128) | 51 (33–70) |
|  | Duodenal tube | 392 | 81 (79–84) | 71 (66–75) | 52 (50–55) |
|  | NCJ | 48 | 85 (76–93) | 74 (64–84) | 58 (50–66) |
Energy+ (150/6) | Gastric tube | 216 | 79 (75–83) | 95 (89–101) | 78 (73–83) |
(n = 359) | PEG | - | - | - | - |
|  | Duodenal tube | 143 | 81 (77–86) | 102 (96–109) | 82 (77–86) |
| Â | NCJ | - | - | - | - |
Energy+/Protein+ (204/7) | Gastric tube | 155 | 79 (74–83) | 82 (74–90) | 59 (53–65) |
(n = 80) | PEG | - | - | - | - |
|  | Duodenal tube | 99 | 81 (76–87) | 85 (76–93) | 60 (54–66) |
|  | NCJ | 14 | 90 (82–99) | 70 (52–84) | 91 (68–114) |
Fiber+ (106/4.1) | Gastric tube | 47 | 71 (61–81) | 67 (56–78) | 52 (43–61) |
(n = 69) | PEG | - | - | - | - |
|  | Duodenal tube | 22 | 71 (56–86) | 47 (35–58) | 37 (29–45) |
| Â | NCJ | - | - | - | - |
Immunologically active (100/5.6) | Gastric tube | 333 | 72 (69–76) | 51 (46–55) | 54 (50–58) |
(n = 441) | PEG | 1 | - | - | - |
|  | Duodenal tube | 95 | 80 (74–86) | 73 (63–83) | 79 (70–89) |
|  | NCJ | 12 | 78 (59–97) | 66 (48–83) | 73 (54–92) |
Semi-elemental (100/4) | Gastric tube | 14 | 89 (73–105) | 97 (68–126) | 58 (42–74) |
(n = 90) | PEG | - | - | - | - |
|  | Duodenal tube | 60 | 91 (86–96) | 63 (54–171) | 52 (46–57) |
|  | NCJ | 16 | 88 (69–106) | 90 (65–116) | 71 (51–90) |
Standard/Energy+ (125/5) | Gastric tube | 350 | 82 (79–85) | 85 (81–89) | 68 (65–72) |
(n = 539) | PEG | 9 | 75 (50–101) | 77 (52–102) | 62 (42–81) |
|  | Duodenal tube | 168 | 85 (81–89) | 90 (85–95) | 74 (70–79) |
|  | NCJ | 12 | 89 (71–107) | 138 (110–166) | 110 (88–133) |