Effect of early enteral nutrition on the incidence of acute acalculous cholecystitis among trauma patients.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the incidence of PC due to AAC was decreased significantly after the implementation of a nutritional protocol among traumatized critically ill patients. Early enteral nutrition may be effective in reducing the AAC among trauma patients who are at high risk of AAC. PMID: 32229439 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32229439?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - April 3, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Chang YR, Yun JH, Choi SH, Jee YS Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research

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