Table 3 Overview on enteral and parenteral nutrition

Enteral nutrition

Enteral bolus [g] (N = 61; 12.0 %)

1.3 (0.5–57)

Enteral infusion [g/kg/day] (N = 287; 56.2 %)

2.1 (1.4–2.8)

Time with enteral infusion [% of total study time]

81.2 (58.7–94.7)

Parenteral nutrition

Parenteral bolus [g] (N = 77; 15.2 %)

4.0 (0.5–10)

Parenteral infusion [g/kg/day] (N = 340; 66.9 %)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

Time with parenteral infusion [% of total study time]

89.0 (60.9–97.3)

Total nutrition

Enteral/parenteral [g/hour] (N = 464; 91.3 %)

7.2 (4.7–9.6)