SynthesisRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
Use of dietary fibers in enteral nutrition of critically ill patients: a systematic review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical effects and safety of semi-solid feeds in tube-fed patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of dietary fiber on common complications in critically ill patients; with a special focus on viral infections; a systematic reveiw.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2022Pooled it
- A comparative, randomised MRI study of the physiological and appetitive responses to gelling (alginate) and non-gelling nasogastric tube feeds in healthy men.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Effect of postoperative early enteral nutrition on clinical outcomes and immune function of cholangiocarcinoma patients with malignant obstructive jaundice.World journal of gastroenterology · 2020Trial
- Improving the Outcome of Brain-Injured Patients by Non-Continuous Feeding to Prevent Dysbiosis.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Friend or foe: the gut microbiota as a modulator of disease trajectory in trauma, surgery, and critical illness.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Probiotics: A Little Help for Enteral Nutritional Therapy in Critically Ill Adults.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effect of dietary fibre on the gastrointestinal microbiota during critical illness: A scoping review.World journal of critical care medicine · 2025Review
- Gut-lung immunometabolic crosstalk in sepsis: from microbiota to respiratory failure.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Association of early dietary fiber intake and mortality in septic patients with mechanical ventilation based on MIMIC IV 2.1 database: a cohort study.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Impact of Dietary Fiber on Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Older Patients: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- [Immunomodulation by nutritional intervention in critically ill patients].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2023Review
- Dietary Modifications in Critically-Ill Patients: A Comparison of Persian Medicine and Conventional Medicine Perspectives.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Review
- Stability of vitamin A, E, C and thiamine during storage of different powdered enteral formulas.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Nurses' Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors with Enteral Nutrition in Adult Intensive Care Units of Public Hospitals.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Sonographic Evaluation of Gastric Residual Volume during Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients Using a Miniaturized Ultrasound Device.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Fiber in the ICU: Should it Be a Regular Part of Feeding?Current gastroenterology reports · 2021Review
- Sepsis and the Microbiome: A Vicious Cycle.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Review
- Jerusalem Artichoke Powder Mixed in Enteral Feeding for Patients Who have Diarrhea in Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Method of Preparation and a Pilot Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2020Article
- Dietary Fiber: Is It Hype or Useful?Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
To meet the nutritional requirements of patients admitted to intensive care units, it is necessary to establish a diet schedule. Complications associated with enteral nutrition by tube feeding are not uncommon and may reduce the delivery of required nutrient to patients in intensive care units. Research on the osmolality, fat content, caloric intensity and fiber content of formulas are under way, and a substantial number of studies have focused on fiber content tolerability or symptom reduction. We conducted a systematic review of dietary fiber use and safety in critically ill patients in 8 studies based on diarrhea, other gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal distension, gastric residual volume, vomiting and constipation), intestinal microbiota, length of stay in the intensive care unit and death. We discussed the results reported in the scientific literature and current recommendations. This contemporary approach demonstrated that the use of soluble fiber in all hemodynamically stable, critically ill patients is safe and should be considered beneficial for reducing the incidence of diarrhea in this population.
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