The use of pre- pro- and synbiotics in adult intensive care unit patients: systematic review.
BACKGROUND and AIMS: This review investigated whether the administration of enteral pre-, pro- and synbiotics compared with controls in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients reduced the incidence of nosocomial infections, length of ICU stay, hospital mortality and specifically pneumonia. METHODS...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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