Influence of Early Enteral Nutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Neurocritical Care Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Early enteral nutrition (EEN) represents the current standard of care for patients treated in general intensive care units (ICU). Specific nutritional recommendations for patients receiving dedicated neurocritical care are not established. This study investigated associations of EEN with clinical outcomes for patients suffering from intracerebral hemorrhage treated at a neurological ICU (NICU). Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients admitted to the NICU with atraumatic ICH over a 4-year period. Nutritional data, demographic, clinical, radiological, and laboratory characteristics were assessed. EEN was defined as any enteral nutrition within 48 hours after admission. Comparisons were undertaken for patients with EEN vs. those without, further pro

SUBMITTER: Peng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8093818 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature