Nutritional support in critical care: an update
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Nutritional support in critical care.
Despite the key role of nutrition in health and the almost universal use of supplemental feeding in the ICU, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to guide clinical practice. Enteral nutrition is superior to TPN in almost all circumstances and most patients in the ICU can be fed successfully by this route. There is little evidence to support the use of special feeds and the role of immunonut...
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This article is based in part on work performed by the University of California, San Francisco–Stanford University Evidence-Based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Contract No. 290-97-0013). Dr. Saint is supported by a Career Development Award from the Health Services Research and Development Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Part of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1743-1816
DOI: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkm037