Enteral nutrition administration in a surgical intensive care unit: Achieving goals with better strategies

Figure 1 Intensive care unit enteral nutrition protocol flowchart. TF: Tube feeds; NGT: Nasogastric tube; GI: Gastrointestinal; PN: Parenteral nutrition; S/Sx: Symptoms and signs; pts: Patients; GRV: Gastric residual volume; ABW: Actual body weight; IBW: Ideal body weight; Adj BW: Adjusted body weight.

Figure 2 Days to achieve goal rate by intervention phase. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the time to achieve goal rate over the seven-day period. The log-rank test was used to compare the time to both of those events between the pre- and post-intervention phases.

Figure 3 Days to achieve total recommended volume by intervention phase. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the time to achieve total recommended daily volume over the seven-day period. The log-rank test was used to compare the time to both of those events between the pre- and post-intervention phases.