Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
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Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim · Oct 2016
Comparison of Two Different Enteral Nutrition Protocol in Critically Ill Patients.
In this study, two enteral nutrition protocols with different gastric residual volumes (GRVs) and different monitoring intervals were compared with respect to gastrointestinal intolerance findings in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ⋯ According to the results of the study, a lower gastrointestinal intolerance rate was detected in the GRV threshold 100 mL, monitoring interval for 4 hours protocol (Group 1) than in GRV threshold 200 mL, monitoring interval for 8 hours protocol (Group 2); Group 1 may be preferred renovation.