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Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of hospitalization in critically ill patients may reduce intensive care unit mortality. Achieving specific caloric goals in the first week did not impact major clinical outcomes.

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  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Clinical Nutrition

Background:

  • Enteral nutrition is a critical therapy for critically ill patients.
  • The optimal timing and caloric targets for enteral nutrition remain debated.
  • Understanding these factors is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To directly compare the impact of different enteral nutrition timings and caloric targets in critically ill patients.
  • To investigate the association between early nutritional intervention and clinical outcomes.
  • To evaluate the effect of caloric goal achievement on patient recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study at a single center.
  • Patients stratified by initiation of nutritional therapy (24, 48, >48 hours) and caloric delivery adequacy in the first week.
  • Statistical analysis included parametric/non-parametric tests and logistic regression.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in major clinical outcomes based on achieving caloric goals within the first week.
  • Initiating caloric intake on day one was linked to reduced intensive care unit mortality, but not overall hospital mortality.
  • An early, limited caloric intake strategy appeared associated with better outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The timing of initiating enteral nutrition, particularly within the first 24 hours, may be more critical than achieving specific caloric targets early on.
  • Early initiation of nutrition is associated with improved ICU survival.
  • Further prospective studies are recommended to confirm the benefits of early, potentially limited, caloric strategies.