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Completed NCT00199641

Evaluation of Two Enteral Nutrition Strategies in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Conditions: Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 100

Sponsor: University Hospital, Limoges

Location: Service de Réanimation Angoulême

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare two strategies of early enteral nutrition in terms of efficacy and complications in mechanically ventilated patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (\> 18 ans) * Mechanical ventilation for \> 72 hours * Planned enteral nutrition * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index \< 20 kg/m2 * Enteral nutrition non indicated (ileus, splanchnic ischemia..) * Shock (use of catecholamines, arterial blood pressure \< 90 mmHg, peripheral hypoperfusion, elevation of lactates \> x 1,5 normal value) * Contraindications for gastric tube * Pregnancy * Previous enrollment in the present study

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