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A 16 year old boy with road traffic accident, admitted on ICU with multiple fractures in legs and

shoulder. He had road burns on thighs and undergone surgery for left leg fracture.

Plan his NG feed for 2000 Kcals. Formula to be used is Ensure Liquid. It is available in 250 ml can which is
1.5 cal/ml formula and gives 375 Kcal. Protein in a single can is 16 g.

Q.1 How many cans of Ensure will be used?

Q.2 How much Calorie deficit left from the planned calories?

Q.3. How much of these can you add to fulfill the calorie gap?

MCT oil

Beneprotein scoops (1 scoop = 11 g proteins)

Q. 4 Total protein per day coming from Ensure:


Case 2: Jejunostomy feed

Peptamen powder. Standard dilution 6 scoops in 210 ml. 242 kcal. 242 ml volume

Plan 2 hourly x 100ml

Q.1 How much scoops will you mix in how much water to make upto 100ml.

Q.2 How many feeds in a day?

Q.3 How many Kcalories in a feed?

Q.4. How many proteins per day?

Jejunostomy feed

Peptamen powder. 6 scoops in 210ml water. 242 ml. 242 kcals

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