Effects of early enteral nutrition in patients with severe burns: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional problems in the early stages of severe burns are prominent and seriously affect the clinical outcomes of patients. Our aim is to analyze the effects of early enteral nutrition (EEN) in patients with severe burns.

Methods

In this study, relevant articles were searched in 8 English and Chinese data, with a time limit from the creation of the database to June 2023. Two researchers independently completed the search, screening and quality assessment of the articles. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that examined EEN therapy in people with severe burns. We compared the effects of EEN and non-EEN therapy in severely burned patients. The outcomes were mortality, gastrointestinal complications, nutritional indi

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10869067 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature