A metaanalysis of treatment outcomes of early enteral versus early parenteral nutrition in hospitalized patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 213-220

  Peter, John Victor ^a   Woran, John L ^a   Phillips Hughes, Jennie ^a  

^a Woodville SA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Metaanalysis; Metaregression; Nutrition; Publication bias; Random effects; Trim and fill

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL CARE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 12244290312     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000150960.36228.C0     Document Type: Review

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