Observational studyArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2015
Enteral Nutrition for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rehabilitation Setting: Associations With Patient Preinjury and Injury Characteristics and Outcomes.
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- Oro-esophageal feeding for tracheostomized patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
- Association of Urea-to-Creatinine Ratio with Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- CORRELATION BETWEEN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, OBESITY AND INSULIN-RESISTANCE - A CASE REPORT.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2025Article
- Serum vitamin E level and functional prognosis after traumatic brain injury with intracranial injury: A multicenter prospective study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Determination of calorie and protein intake among acute and sub-acute traumatic brain injury patients.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2020Observational
- Reduced Neuroinflammation and Improved Functional Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury by Prophylactic Diet Supplementation in Mice.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Practice Guidelines for Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients: A Relook for Indian Scenario.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2018Article
- Research Design Options for Intervention Studies.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association · 2017Article
- The Use of Enteral Nutrition in the Management of Stroke.Nutrients · 2016Review
- Vitamins and nutrients as primary treatments in experimental brain injury: Clinical implications for nutraceutical therapies.Brain research · 2016Review
- Clinical observation of individualized nutritional formula on inflammation index, immune status and gastrointestinal tolerance in patients with severe head injury.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the association of enteral nutrition (EN) with patient preinjury and injury characteristics and outcomes for patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
designProspective observational study.
settingNine rehabilitation centers.
participantsPatients (N=1701) admitted for first full inpatient rehabilitation after TBI.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresFIM at rehabilitation discharge, length of stay, weight loss, and various infections.
resultsThere were many significant differences in preinjury and injury characteristics between patients who received EN and patients who did not. After matching patients with a propensity score of >40% for the likely use of EN, patients receiving EN with either a standard or a high-protein formula (>20% of calories coming from protein) for >25% of their rehabilitation stay had higher FIM motor and cognitive scores at rehabilitation discharge and less weight loss than did patients with similar characteristics not receiving EN.
conclusionsFor patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation after TBI and matched on a propensity score of >40% for the likely use of EN, clinicians should strongly consider, when possible, EN for ≥25% of the rehabilitation stay and especially with a formula that contains at least 20% protein rather than a standard formula.
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