Fig. 1.
Patient recruitment for the feasibility study. CCF: congestive cardiac failure; EN: enteral nutrition; ICU: intensive Care Unit; L-EAA leucine-enriched essential amino acid, NGT nasogastric tube, NOK next-of-kin. No research staff --> no reserach staff for recruitment and enrolment; recent ICU admission- other hospital; re-admission - same hospital ICU