Comparison of the Initiation Time of Enteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Patients: At Admission vs. 24 to 48 Hours after Admission.

Anshan YuYanmei XieMeixin ZhongFen WangHuachun HuangLiang NieXiaofeng LiuMingfang XiaoHongquan Zhu

Published in: Emergency medicine international (2021)

In the absence of contraindications, enteral nutrition can be initiated immediately after admission to the ICU (within 6 hours), and feeding nasojejunal tube is recommended. It can improve the nutritional status and prognosis of critical patients, improve the feeding effect, shorten the length of stay in the ICU and the use of the ventilator, and reduce the incidence of complications.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
physical activity
risk factors
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes