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Timing and Indications for Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

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Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill

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Early initiation of enteral nutrition is indicated for all patients likely to require ICU care for more than two days. Early enteral nutrition has shown to reduce mortality, reduce gut dysfunction, prevent ventilator associated pneumonia, and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation in the ICU. The data supporting the initiation of enteral nutrition within 24 hours of ICU admission is reviewed.

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  1. Intensive Care Research Unit, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Pacific Highway, St. Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia

    Philippa T. Heighes MNE, Gordon S. Doig PhD & Fiona Simpson MND

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Heighes, P.T., Doig, G.S., Simpson, F. (2016). Timing and Indications for Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill. In: Seres, D., Van Way, III, C. (eds) Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21831-1_4

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