A multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early nutritional support via the parenteral versus the enteral route in critically ill patients (CALORIES)

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 28, 2016, Pages 1-143

  Harvey, Sheila E ^a   Parrott, Francesca ^a   Harrison, David A ^a   Zia Sadique, M ^b   Grieve, Richard D ^b   Canter, Ruth R ^a   McLennan, Blair K P ^a   Tan, Jermaine C K ^a   Bear, Danielle E ^c   Segaran, Ella ^d   Beale, Richard ^e   Bellingan, Geoff ^f   Leonard, Richard ^d   Mythen, Michael G ^f   Rowan, Kathryn M ^a  

^a King's College London   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DIARRHEA; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OPEN STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENGLAND; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84964050231     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: 20464924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta20280     Document Type: Article

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