Pharmacotherapy
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of specialized and standard enteral formulas in trauma patients.
To compare selected nutrition and immunologic markers and infection in trauma patients receiving a specialized enteral formula with those receiving standard enteral therapy. ⋯ Trauma patients who received the specialized enteral formula demonstrated a decreased incidence of infection and increased improvements in nitrogen balance and other indexes of stress. Additional clinical trials demonstrating positive patient outcomes are necessary before these specialized enteral formulas are used as the standard of practice in critically ill patients.