Clinical outcome of immunonutrition in a heterogeneous intensive care population.
Intensive Care Med
; 31(4): 524-32, 2005 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15703894
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the effect of a high-protein enteral formula enriched with arginine, glutamine, and antioxidants and containing omega3 fatty acids and a mixture of fibers, on the clinical outcome of a heterogeneous intensive care (ICU) population. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
A randomized, prospective, double blind, controlled, two-center clinical trial in two intensive care units in The Netherlands. PATIENTS ANDPARTICIPANTS:
A total of 597 adult ICU patients expected to require enteral tube feeding for more than 2 days were randomized to receive immunonutrition or an isocaloric control formula.INTERVENTIONS:
Patients received either the immunonutrition or the control feed. MEASUREMENTS ANDRESULTS:
Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses showed no statistically significant difference in clinical outcome parameters between the two groups. Results of the intention-to-treat analysis in control vs. immunonutrition were median ICU length of stay in days, 8.0 (IQR 5.0-16.0) vs. 7.0 (4.0-14.0); median hospital length of stay in days, 20.0 (IQR 10.0-34.0) vs. 20.0 (10.0-35.0); median days of ventilation, 6.0 (IQR 3.0-12.0) vs. 6.0 (IQR 3.0-12.0); ICU mortality, 26.8% vs. 28.2%; in-hospital mortality, 36.4% vs. 38.5%; infectious complications, 41.7% vs. 43.0%.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this largest randomized, controlled trial found that in the general ICU population immunonutrition has no beneficial effect on clinical outcome parameters. These results are consistent with the literature that is currently available.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Resultado del Tratamiento
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Nutrición Enteral
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Cuidados Críticos
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Inmunoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos