A randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the effect of an enteral formulation designed to improve gastrointestinal tolerance in the critically ill patient —the SPIRIT trial

Diarrhea is frequent in patients in intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with discomfort and complications and may increase the length of stay and nursing workload.

Source: Critical Care - June 10, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Stephan M. Jakob, Lukas B ütikofer, David Berger, Michael Coslovsky and Jukka Takala Source Type: research