Research Article

Early enteral nutrition compared to outcome in critically ill trauma patients at a level one trauma centre

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 28 , issue 2 , 2015 , pages: 70–76

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2015.11734534

Author(s): E. Löfgren Clintec, Sweden , T. Mabesa Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, South Africa , F. Hammarqvist Clintec, Sweden , Tc. Hardcastle Trauma and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, South Africa

Keywords: enteral nutrition , early initiation , outcome prediction

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Abstract

Objectives: The benefit of an early enteral nutrition start in critical ill patients is widely accepted. However, limited published data focus on trauma patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of early enteral nutrition initiation on length of stay and mortality in an intensive care unit (ICU), as well as explore if enteral nutrition initiation could serve as a prognostic marker in trauma patients.

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