Effect of evidence-based feeding guidelines on mortality of critically ill adults: A cluster randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2731-2741

  Doig, Gordon S ^a   Simpson, Fiona ^a   Finfer, Simon ^b   Delaney, Anthony ^a   Davies, Andrew R ^c   Mitchell, Imogen ^d   Dobb, Geoff ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58049198196     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.826     Document Type: Article

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