Table 2 Continuous feeding protocol (control group)

From: Protein delivery in intermittent and continuous enteral nutrition with a protein-rich formula in critically ill patients—a protocol for the prospective randomized controlled proof-of-concept Protein Bolus Nutrition (Pro BoNo) study

Time	06:00–11:00	11:00–12:00	12:00–17:00	17:00–18:00	18:00–23:00	23:00–00:00	00:00–05:00	05:00–06:00
Time	Nutrition	Break + GRV	Nutrition	Break + GRV	Nutrition	Break + GRV	Nutrition	Break + GRV
Day 1
Protein dose¹	0.05		0.1		0.2		0.3
Flow rate²	5–9		10–18		20–36		30–54
Total protein³	0.05		0.15		0.35		0.65
Day 2
Protein dose¹	0.4		0.4		0.4		0.4
Flow rate²	40–72		40–72		40–72		40–72
Total protein³	1.0		1.3		1.5		1.6

GRV gastric residual volume
¹[g/kgBW/5 h], 4 nutrition cycles/24 h: each with 5 h nutrition followed by a 30-min break and 30 min GRV measure, no night time break. Total time of feeding, 20 h; GRV measurements, 2 h; break 2 h
²[ml Fresubin© Intensive/h], depending on bodyweight
³Total of administered protein of the preceding 24 h [g/kgBW]

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