Association between illness severity and timing of initial enteral feeding in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early enteral nutrition is recommended in cases of critical illness. It is unclear whether this recommendation is of most benefit to extremely ill patients. We aim to determine the association between illness severity and commencemen...

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Main Authors: Huang Hsiu-Hua, Hsu Chien-Wei, Kang Shiu-Ping, Liu Ming-Yi, Chang Sue-Joan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/11/1/30