Journal article
Do critically ill patients tolerate early intragastric enteral nutrition?
Abstract
Objective: To assess tolerance of intragastric enteral nutrition started within 24 hours of admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: A medical/surgical university-affiliated ICU. Subjects: We evaluated 73 consecutive eligible patients with an expected length of stay and anticipated intolerance to oral nutrition of more than three days. We enrolled 45 patients (27 [60%] male), aged 55.4±19.0 years …
Authors
HEYLAND DK; COOK DJ; WINDER B; GUYATT GH
Journal
Clinical Intensive Care, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 68–73
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
April 1996
DOI
10.3109/tcic.7.2.68.73
ISSN
0956-3075