Research Article

Complications relating to enteral and parenteral nutrition in trauma patients: a retrospective study at a level one trauma centre in South Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 28 , issue 2 , 2015 , pages: 62–68

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2015.11734533

Author(s): C. Aaben Clintec, Sweden , F. Hammarqvist Clintec, Sweden , T. Mabesa Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, South Africa , Tc Hardcastle Department of Surgery,

Keywords: complications , critical illness , nutrition , trauma , outcome

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of complications in patients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition (PN), and review how the early initiation of enteral feeding and early achievement of caloric goal would affect the incidence of complications.

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