There is a difference in the coverage of the caloric needs between
the peripheral and the central venous administration. Patients
with a central venous catheter are more likely to achieve
caloric needs than patients with a peripheral venous catheter
(central venous, 96.3 _ 8.7% versus peripheral venous, 65.4 _ 3.2%
coverage; P ผ 0.01). Furthermore, the proportion of overfeeding is
higher in the central venous fed group (central venous catheter,