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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;10(1):42-44.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.43.

Feeding route or learning route for nutrition in critically ill

Peter J M Weijs  1   2   3   4
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Editorial

Feeding route or learning route for nutrition in critically ill

Peter J M Weijs. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Financial contributions have been received from Baxter, Fresenius, Nestle and Nutricia. All have been related to protein feeding, none were related to route of feeding.

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Figure 1
Reported values for energy (kcal/kg/day) and protein (g/kg/d) delivery in critically ill patients for the EN and PN route of feeding in the NUTRIREA-2 and CALORIES trial [values reported by references (1,2)]. EN, enteral nutrition; PN, parenteral nutrition.
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Comment on

  • Enteral versus parenteral early nutrition in ventilated adults with shock: a randomised, controlled, multicentre, open-label, parallel-group study (NUTRIREA-2).
    Reignier J, Boisramé-Helms J, Brisard L, Lascarrou JB, Ait Hssain A, Anguel N, Argaud L, Asehnoune K, Asfar P, Bellec F, Botoc V, Bretagnol A, Bui HN, Canet E, Da Silva D, Darmon M, Das V, Devaquet J, Djibre M, Ganster F, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Gaudry S, Gontier O, Guérin C, Guidet B, Guitton C, Herbrecht JE, Lacherade JC, Letocart P, Martino F, Maxime V, Mercier E, Mira JP, Nseir S, Piton G, Quenot JP, Richecoeur J, Rigaud JP, Robert R, Rolin N, Schwebel C, Sirodot M, Tinturier F, Thévenin D, Giraudeau B, Le Gouge A; NUTRIREA-2 Trial Investigators; Clinical Research in Intensive Care and Sepsis (CRICS) group. Reignier J, et al. Lancet. 2018 Jan 13;391(10116):133-143. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32146-3. Epub 2017 Nov 8. Lancet. 2018. PMID: 29128300 Clinical Trial.

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