Title |
Does artificial nutrition improve outcome of critical illness? An alternative viewpoint!
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Published in |
Critical Care, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/cc12701 |
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Authors |
Daren K Heyland, Paul E Wischmeyer |
Abstract |
Recent studies challenge the beneficial role of artificial nutrition provided to critically ill patients and point out the limitations of existing studies in this area. We take a differing view of the existing data and refute many of the arguments put forward by previous authors. We review the mechanistic, observational, and experimental data supporting a role for early enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient. We conclude without question that more, high-quality research is needed to better define the role of artificial nutrition in the critical care setting, but until then early and adequate delivery of enteral nutrition is a legitimate, evidence-based treatment recommendation and we see no evidence-based role for restricting enteral nutrition in critically ill patients. The role of early supplemental parenteral nutrition continues to be defined as new data emerge. |
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