Effect of different feeding methods on gastrointestinal function in critical patients (DFM-GFC): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enteral nutrition is a major pathway of nutrition for patients requiring critical care. However, it remains unclear whether intermittent or continuous feeding is the better approach, especially after nasogastric enteral nutrition via a gastric tube. Therefore, this randomized controlled clinical study was designed to observe the effects of different methods on critically ill patients.

Methods

Different Feeding Methods on Gastrointestinal Function of Critical patients (DFM-GFC) is a randomized clinical study that will be performed to assess the effects of three feeding methods on critically ill patients. A total of 90 critically ill patients will be equally randomized into three groups: continuous feeding, cyclic feeding, and intermittent feeding. The patients will

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature