Probiotics and diarrhoea management in enterally tube fed critically ill patients-What is the evidence?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 314-326

  Jack, Leanne ^a   Coyer, Fiona ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   Venkatesh, Bala ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Diarrhoea; Enteral nutrition; Probiotic species; Probiotics; Randomised control trial

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 78449237907     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.07.001     Document Type: Review

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