ReviewCritical care (London, England)2023
Optimizing enteral nutrition delivery by implementing volume-based feeding protocol for critically ill patients: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.
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- Nutrition protocols improve caloric adequacy in critically Ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of a Staged Enteral Nutrition Nursing Pathway Based on Dynamic Assessment of Tolerance and Aspiration Risk vs Usual Care on Feeding Intolerance in Older Adult Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Dysphagia: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Trial
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- Interruptions of enteral nutrition in intensive care units: mechanisms, clinical impacts, and precision nursing interventions-a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Precision nutrition in critical illness: a phase-specific framework from acute feeding to post-ICU recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- The Japanese Critical Care Nutrition Guideline 2024.Journal of intensive care · 2025Review
- Interruptions in nutritional therapy in children with chronic diseases during the acute phase of critical illness and their effect on the administered volume.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Enteral feeding protocol: a quality improvement project on feeding interruptions and clinical outcomes in a tertiary intensive care unit.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of sequential enteral nutrition support on elderly patients with severe ischemic stroke after thrombectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A quality control circle process to improve enteral nutrition feeding support in discharged patients with colorectal cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aims to provide an updated assessment of the efficacy of optimized enteral nutrition (EN) delivery by implementing the volume-based feeding (VBF) protocol in critically ill patients.
methodsWe updated our previous literature retrieval with no language restrictions. The inclusion criteria were:1) Participants: Critically ill patients (Patients who was admitted in ICU; 2) Intervention: The VBF protocol was adopted for EN administration; 3) Comparison: The rate-based feeding (RBF) protocol was adopted for EN administration; 4) Major outcomes: EN nutrition delivery. The exclusion criteria included participants aged < 18 years, duplicated literature, animal and cellular experiments, and studies lacking any of the outcomes mentioned in the inclusion criteria. The databases included MEDLINE (through PubMed), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure.
resultSixteen studies involving a total of 2896 critically ill patients are included in the updated meta-analysis. Compared with the previous meta-analysis, nine new studies were added that included 2205 more patients. The VBF protocol significantly improved energy (MD = 15.41%, 95% CI: [10.68, 20.14], p < 0.00001) and protein (MD = 22.05%, 95% CI: [10.89, 33.22], p = 0.0001) delivery. The patients in the VBF group stayed in the ICU for a shorter time (MD = 0.78, 95% CI: [0.01, 1.56], p = 0.05). The VBF protocol did not increase the risk of death (RR = 1.03, 95% CI: [0.85, 1.24], p = 0.76) or prolong the mechanical ventilation duration (MD = 0.81, 95% CI: [-0.30,1.92], p = 0.15). In addition, the VBF protocol did not affect EN complications, such as diarrhea (RR = 0.91, 95% CI: [0.73, 1.15], p = 0.43), emesis (RR = 1.23, 95% CI: [0.76, 1.99], p = 0.41), feeding intolerance (RR = 1.14, 95% CI: [0.63, 2.09], p = 0.66), and gastric retention (RR = 0.45, 95% CI: [0.16, 1.30], p = 0.14).
conclusionOur study revealed that the VBF protocol significantly improved calorie and protein delivery in critically ill patients with no additional risk.
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