Enteral nutrition practice in the prone position in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

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Kitayama M, Unoki T, Liu K, Nakamura K. Clin. Nutr. ESPEN DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.12.017

Background & aims: Enteral nutrition (EN) in the prone position for severe respiratory failure is considered possible with care. However, the extent to which it is feasible, especially its association with the length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between the duration of prone position therapy and adequacy of EN delivery and explored factors associated with this relationship in an observational study of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were actively treated in the prone position.

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