PYTHON
2014 Nutrition
? ICUs
205 patients
Severe pancreatitis: early enteric vs on-demand feed (NJ w/i 24h vs oral at 72h/tube 96h)
Clinical Question
In patients with severe pancreatitis, does early enteral feeding compared
with on-demand feeding reduce death or major infection?
Critical Appraisal
Key findings
3-4d delay to oral intake safe & effective. No improvement in mort or major infection
Critique
Small, underpowered. Why NJ over NGT?
- Population
- Pancreatitis
- Population Details
- Not recorded
- Intervention Arms
-
Early EN
- Control Arms
-
Late EN
- Primary Outcome
- Death or infection within 6 months
- Secondary Outcomes
- No difference in mortality , No difference in any secondary outcome
- P Value
- 0.76
Outcome Results
Not recorded
Primary location: Netherlands