Table 1

Patient flow through the study

Patients admitted to the intensive care unit
3,409
Patients without artificial nutrition
2,653
Patients with artificial nutrition
756
Patients excluded
31
Patients studied
725
Patients on total parenteral nutrition
303
     Patients also receiving enteral nutrition*
122
Patients on enteral nutrition
422
     Patients also receiving total parenteral nutrition**
67

* Group of patients who received enteral nutrition after TPN

** Group of patients who received TPN after enteral nutrition

Grau et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R10   doi:10.1186/cc5670