Table 3 Reasons for interruptions of enteral feeding
From: Evaluation of delivery of enteral nutrition in mechanically ventilated Malaysian ICU patients
Reason | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Procedures | 32 | (45.1) |
High gastric residual volume (GRV) | 27 | (38.0) |
300 ml | 4 | (14.8) |
200 – 300 ml | 14 | (51.9) |
200 ml | 9 | (33.3) |
Diarrhoea | 6 | (8.4) |
Vomiting | 2 | (2.9) |
Difficulty in nasogastric (NG) tube placement | 5 | (5.6) |