Research
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Enteral nutrition (EN) is superior to parenteral nutrition (PN) in reducing infective risks in the perioperative period.
For surgical patients, if the gut works, use it. Enteral feeding (tube feeding) is proven to be safer than IV feeding (parenteral) regarding infection risk.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
A meta-analysis comparing these methods of support concluded that enteral nutrition (EN) reduced infective risks by about one third.
Why this rating
Based on a meta-analysis (Grade A evidence).
Source
Guidelines for enteral feeding in adult hospital patients
Mike Stroud et al. · Gut · 2003
DOI 10.1136/gut.52.suppl_7.vii1
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