Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Jul 2018
Meta AnalysisEarly Enteral Nutrition Provided Within 24 Hours of ICU Admission: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
To identify, appraise, and synthesize the most current evidence to determine whether early enteral nutrition alters patient outcomes from critical illness. ⋯ Overall, there was no difference between early enteral nutrition and all other forms of nutrition support. A priori planned subgroup analysis revealed early enteral nutrition reduced mortality and pneumonia compared with delayed enteral intake; however, there were no clear clinical advantages of early enteral nutrition over parenteral nutrition.