Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
July 2019
Objective: To observe the effect of early enteral nutrition (EEN) on nutritional indicators and clinical outcomes in patients with severe heart failure undergoing mechanical ventilation.
Methods: Thirty-four patients with severe heart failure (grade III-IV of cardiac function) and pulmonary infections undergoing mechanical ventilation admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from May 2017 to April 2018 were enrolled. They were randomly divided into EEN group and delayed enteral nutrition (DEN) group.