Heart failure patients
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All randomized controlled trials comparing early nutrition with late nutrition in heart failure patients are included in this study. We define early nutrition as administration of enteral/parenteral nutrition or oral intake within 24-48 hours after administration of intensive care unit or hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We exclude studies which did not report our primary or secondary outcomes. We exclude studies which did not compare early nutrition with late nutrition. We also exclude data from reviews and animal studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of complication Readmission rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality Length of intensive care unit stay Lenght of hospital stay Ventilator free days | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kochi Medical School Deaprtment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine