Enteral nutrition feeding in Chinese intensive care units: a cross-sectional study involving 116 hospitals.

Background: There is a lack of large-scale epidemiological data on the clinical practice of enteral nutrition (EN) feeding in China. This study aimed to provide such data on Chinese hospitals and to investigate factors associated with EN delivery.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was launched in 118 intensive care units (ICUs) of 116 mainland hospitals and conducted on April 26, 2017.

Novel β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors versus alternative antibiotics for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection and complicated urinary tract infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of novelBL/BLIs with alternative antibiotics for the treatment of cIAI and cUTI. Area covered: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials comparing novel BL/BLIs with other antibiotics for the treatment of cIAI and cUTI. The primary outcome included clinical and microbiological treatment success.