critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Critically ill patients with respiratory failure initiating enteral nutrition within 48 hours after admission to intensive care unit
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Patients with unstable hemodynamics requiring repeated increase of noradrenaline dosage (2)Patients with chronic kidney disease not undergoing dialysis or not planning to undergo dialysis (3)Patients having problems (active gastrointestinal bleeding, ileus or short-bowel syndrome) for administration of enteral nutrition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of combination parenteral nutrition Incidence rate of metabolic adverse effects Total insulin dosage Duration of ICU and hospital stay Duration of mechanical ventilation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hamamatsu medical center Department of respiratory medicine