From: Timing of (supplemental) parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a systematic review
Outcome | Study | Study arms | Significance of results | ||
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EPN | LPN | EN | Â | ||
Infections (%) | Bauer 2000 [11] | 47.0 | x | 38.0 | Respiratory infections: no p-value, ns |
Bauer 2000 [11] | 18.0 | x | 27.0 | UTI: no p-value, ns | |
Casaer 2011 [13] | 26.2 | 22.8 | x | p = 0.008 | |
Doig 2013 [14] | NR | x | NR | No significant differences between standard care or EPN | |
Antibiotic (mean days ± SD) | Heidegger 2013 [15] | x | 5 ± 7 | 6 ± 7 | p = 0.0298 |
Antibiotic free (mean days ± SD) | Heidegger 2013 [15] | x | 15 ± 9 | 13 ± 10 | p = 0.0126†|