Background Uncertainty exists about the most effective route for delivery of early nutritional
support in critically ill adults. We hypothesized that delivery through the parenteral route is …

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a common problem in critically ill patients in UK NHS critical
care units. Early nutritional support is therefore recommended to address deficiencies in …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of using supplemental parenteral nutrition compared to
early enteral nutrition alone on nutritional and clinical outcomes. Design: A multicenter …

Background Controversy exists about the timing of the initiation of parenteral nutrition in
critically ill adults in whom caloric targets cannot be met by enteral nutrition alone. Methods …

Background: Early enteral nutrition (EN) is the preferred strategy for feeding the critically ill;
however, it is not always possible to initiate EN within the recommended 24 to 48 hours …

Objective: Nutritional support as enteral or parenteral nutrition (PN) is used in hospitalized
patients to reduce catabolism. This study compares outcomes of early enteral nutrition (EN) …

Importance Systematic reviews suggest adult patients in intensive care units (ICUs) with
relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition (EN) may benefit from parenteral nutrition …

Objective To determine whether the implementation of a nutritional management protocol in
the ICU leads to the increased use of enteral nutrition, earlier feeding, and improved clinical …

Objective Controversy surrounds the use of parenteral nutrition in critical illness. Previous
overviews used composite scales to identify high-quality trials, which may mask important …

Background For critically ill patients treated in intensive care units (ICU), two feeding
strategies are currently being advocated, one by American/Canadian and the other by …