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Parenteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: cautious use improves outcome. [PDF]

, 2014
Critical illness is characterised by nutritional and metabolic disorders, resulting in increased muscle catabolism, fat-free mass loss, and hyperglycaemia.
Berger, M.M., Heidegger, C.P., Pichard, C., Thibault, R.   +3 more
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Glutamine in critical care:current evidence from systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2006
Glutamine, the most abundant amino acid in the body, is thought to become conditionally essential in critical illness. Some of the important roles for glutamine are as a carrier for inter-organ N, a preferred fuel for enterocytes and cells of the immune ...
Alison Avenell, Brantley, Déchelotte, Griffiths, Jacobi, Klek, Nitta, Ziegler   +7 more
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Low zinc status and absorption exist in infants with jejunostomies or ileostomies which persists after intestinal repair. [PDF]

, 2012
There is very little data regarding trace mineral nutrition in infants with small intestinal ostomies. Here we evaluated 14 infants with jejunal or ileal ostomies to measure their zinc absorption and retention and biochemical zinc and copper status. Zinc
Abrams, Steven A, Balay, Kimberly S, Chen, Zhensheng, Griffin, Ian J, Hawthorne, Keli M, Hicks, Penni D   +5 more
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Evaluating multifaceted strategies to prevent nasoenteral tube complications and achieve significant cost savings in critically ill patients: the ENHANCE-CRIT trial

BMJ Open Quality
Background Nasoenteral tube (NET) use is common in critically ill patients but is associated with significant complications, including accidental dislodgement, malpositioning in the bronchial tree or mechanical failures, which can impede nutritional ...
Aline Cristina Pedroso, Daniel Tavares Malheiro, Simone Brandi, Fernanda Antunes Ribeiro, Lidiane Soares Sodré da Costa, Priscila Barsanti de Paula Nogueira, Diogo Oliveira Toledo, Claudia Regina Laselva, João Manoel Silva   +8 more
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An evaluation of enteral nutrition practices and nutritional provision in children during the entire length of stay in critical care [PDF]

, 2014
<b>Background</b> Provision of optimal nutrition in children in critical care is often challenging. This study evaluated exclusive enteral nutrition (EN) provision practices and explored predictors of energy intake and delay of EN ...
A Slater, AF Rousseau, C Lambe, David Young, DO Health, EJ Rogers, Emma Gentles, GC Briassoulis, GS Doig, GS Doig, H Woien, Hani A Alfheeaid, IM Mitchell, J Hulst, Jackie Mara, JL Vazquez Martinez, JM Hulst, JM Hulst, Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Krystalia Diamantidi, LF Lima, MA Holliday, Mark Davidson, MM Pollack, Neil Spenceley, NM de, R Meyer, RM Taylor, SB de Oliveira Iglesias, T Petrillo-Albarano, TA Mikhailov, TJ Cole, WN Schofield   +32 more
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Rationale and design of a PROBE trial comparing continuous enteral nutrition to time-restricted enteral nutrition in severe stroke

Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Background and purpose Continuous enteral nutrition treatment is routinely provided in the intensive care unit (ICU) for patients with critically ill stroke and contributes to circadian rhythm disruption because a time-limited diet is part of the normal ...
Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang, Jie Xu, Zi Ye, Tao Yu, Wang Jia, Guangzhi Shi, Xiaochun Jiang   +7 more
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Association between delivery methods for enteral nutrition and physical status among older adults

BMC Nutrition, 2020
Background The physical status of patients who received enteral nutrition is still unclear. We aimed to compare the physical functional status among older adult patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and those with nasogastric ...
Tetsuro Hayashi, Masato Matsushima, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Seiji Bito   +3 more
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Comment on \u3ci\u3eSmall Bowel Necrosis\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]

, 1996
Comment on the Article Small bowel necrosis associated with postoperative jejunal tube ...
Gervasio, Jane
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Impact of nutrition route on microaspiration in critically ill patients with shock: a planned ancillary study of the NUTRIREA-2 trial

Critical Care, 2019
Background Microaspiration of gastric and oropharyngeal secretions is the main mechanism of entry of bacteria into the lower respiratory tract in intubated critically ill patients. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of enteral nutrition, as
Saad Nseir, Amélie Le Gouge, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Jean-Claude Lacherade, Emmanuelle Jaillette, Jean-Paul Mira, Emmanuelle Mercier, Pierre-Louis Declercq, Michel Sirodot, Gaël Piton, François Tinturier, Elisabeth Coupez, Stéphane Gaudry, Michel Djibré, Didier Thevenin, Jeremy Pasco, Malika Balduyck, Farid Zerimech, Jean Reignier   +18 more
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Effectiveness of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Combined with Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Patients with Combined Respiratory Failure after Lung Cancer Surgery and Its Effect on Blood Gas Indexes

Emergency Medicine International, 2022
Purpose. To investigate the effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) combined with enteral nutrition support in the treatment of patients with combined respiratory failure after lung cancer surgery and its effect on blood gas indexes ...
Yongjun Zhang, Lanbo Liu, Dawei Li, Dongsheng Zhou   +3 more
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