Early Enteral Nutrition Preserves Intestinal Barrier Function through Reducing the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Critically Ill Surgical Patients.

The intestinal barrier is disrupted in the human gut during critical illness. Our data suggests that an increased NET structure was showed in the gut of critically ill surgical patients, and early EN treatment was associated with the reduction of NET formation and the preservation of mucosal immunity.