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Early enteral nutrition vs delayed enteral nutrition

Mortality (measured at 30 days) · critically ill adult patients

It is very uncertain whether early enteral nutrition changes mortality (measured at 30 days) compared with delayed enteral nutrition (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) versus delayed enteral nutrition (after 48 hours) with or without… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.16, 6.38]
1 study · 38 participants
Very low

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery vs later commencement

All‐cause mortality · lower gastrointestinal surgery

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal… showed no clear difference in mortality compared with later commencement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.21, 1.52]
12 studies · 1179 participants
Low

Early enteral nutrition with supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) vs delayed enteral nutrition with SPN

Mortality (timing of outcome measurement unclear) · critically ill adult patients

It is very uncertain whether early enteral nutrition with supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) changes mortality (timing of outcome measurement unclear) compared with delayed enteral nutrition with SPN (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) versus delayed enteral nutrition (after 48 hours) with or without… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.74 [0.25, 2.18]
1 study · 27 participants
Very low