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Results of literature review
Reference: Marik PE,.Zaloga GP. Early enteral nutrition in acutely ill patients: a systematic review. Crit Care Med 2001;29:2264-70.
Patients type / studies included: 15 studies involving 753 pts comparing early enteral (បhrs post-op) nutrition vs delayed enteral feeds (ᡜhrs) in abdominal surgery, trauma, head injury and burns (1 study only)
Best Level of Evidence: Level II Internal validity score: 5 / 6
Areas for concern:
- individual articles were not appraised for methodological quality