Very high intact-protein formula successfully provides protein intake according to nutritional recommendations in overweight critically ill patients: a double-blind randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal energy and protein provision through enteral nutrition is essential for critically ill patients. However, in clinical practice, the intake achieved is often far below the recommended targets. Because no polymeric formula with sufficient protein content is available, adequate protein intake can be achieved only by supplemental amino acids or semi-elemental formula administration. In the present study, we investigated whether protein intake can be increased with a new, very high intact-protein formula (VHPF) for enteral feeding.

Methods

In this randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial, 44 overweight (body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m²) intensive care unit patients received either a VHPF (8 g/100 kcal) or a commercially available standard hi

SUBMITTER: van Zanten ARH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5998555 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature