Table 11: EN interruptions during the 7 days among the critically ill patients.

Item

Mean

Standard Deviation

Median

EN initiation time from ICU admission (hrs.)

13.08

13.41

8.00

Duration of EN formula intake (days)

6.22

1.15

7.00

No. of EN withholding

4.38

2.36

4.00

Mean duration of each EN withholding (hrs.)

6.10

4.94

4.50

Total duration of each EN withholding (hrs.)

27.48

26.59

20.00