Journal article
Small bowel feeding and risk of pneumonia in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
Abstract
IntroductionThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of small bowel feeding compared with gastric feeding on the frequency of pneumonia and other patient-important outcomes in critically ill patients.MethodsWe searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, clinicaltrials.gov and personal files from 1980 to Dec 2012, and conferences and proceedings from 1993 to Dec 2012 for randomized trials of adult critically ill patients in the …
Authors
Alhazzani W; Almasoud A; Jaeschke R; Y Lo BW; Sindi A; Altayyar S; Fox-Robichaud AE
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 17, No. 4,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 1, 2013
DOI
10.1186/cc12806
ISSN
1364-8535