Nutrition support in mechanically ventilated, critically ill adult patients: Are we ready for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines?

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-200

  Heyland, Daren K ^a,b   Dhaliwal, Rupinder ^a   Drover, John W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 2942597512     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426504019003193     Document Type: Editorial

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