A randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the effect of an enteral formulation designed to improve gastrointestinal tolerance in the critically ill patient—the SPIRIT trial

A randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the effect of an enteral formulation designed to improve gastrointestinal tolerance in the critically ill patient—the SPIRIT trial

Abstract Background Diarrhea is frequent in patients in intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with discomfort and complications and may increase the length of stay and nursing workload. Methods This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled single-center pilot study to assess th...

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Main Authors: Stephan M. Jakob, Lukas Bütikofer, David Berger, Michael Coslovsky, Jukka Takala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Diarrhea
Enteral nutrition
Intensive care
Critically ill
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1730-1

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