The Effectiveness of Early Enteral Nutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Sepsis Patients: A Systematic Reviewopen access
- Authors
- Moon, S.J.[Moon, Sun Jae]; Ko, R.-E.[Ko, Ryoung-Eun]; Park, C.-M.[Park, Chi-Min]; Suh, G.Y.[Suh, Gee Young]; Hwang, J.[Hwang, Jinseub]; Chung, C.R.[Chung, Chi Ryang]
- Issue Date
- Jul-2023
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- enteral nutrition; intensive care unit; sepsis; septic shock; systematic review
- Citation
- Nutrients, v.15, no.14
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Nutrients
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 14
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/107755
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu15143201
- ISSN
- 2072-6643
- Abstract
- The optimal timing of enteral nutrition (EN) in sepsis patients is controversial among societal guidelines. We aimed to evaluate the evidence of early EN’s impact on critically ill sepsis patients’ clinical outcomes. We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and ICTRP databases on 10 March 2023. We included studies published after 2004 that compared early EN versus delayed EN in sepsis patients. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-RCTs, cohort studies, and case–control studies. Forest plots were used to summarize risk ratios (RRs), including mortality and mean difference (MD) of continuous variables such as intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and ventilator-free days. We identified 11 eligible studies with sample sizes ranging from 31 to 2410. The RR of short-term mortality from three RCTs was insignificant, and the MD of ICU length of stay from two RCTs was −2.91 and −1.00 days (95% confidence interval [CI], −5.53 to −0.29 and −1.68 to −0.32). Although the RR of intestinal-related complications from one RCT was 3.82 (95% CI, 1.43 to 10.19), indicating a significantly higher risk for the early EN group than the control group, intestinal-related complications of EN reported in five studies were inconclusive. This systematic review did not find significant benefits of early EN on mortality in sepsis patients. Evidence, however, is weak due to inconsistent definitions, heterogeneity, risk of bias, and poor methodology in the existing studies. © 2023 by the authors.
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