Table 2 Summary of randomized, controlled trials on the impact of nutritional interventions on infections in hospitalized patients
From: Nutritional therapy and infectious diseases: a two-edged sword
Intervention | Effect | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Preoperative TPN | Increased infection incidence | 40 |
Early vs late enteral nutrition | Decreased rate of infection in trauma and surgical patients | 41,44,45,47 |
Early vs late enteral nutrition | No effect on infection incidence in stroke patients | 48 |
Early vs late enteral nutrition | Increased infection rate in intubated patients in medical ICU | 49 |
TPN vs enteral nutrition | Increased rate of infections | 57–60 |
Immunologic feedings | No effect on infection incidence | 70–72 |
Glutamine supplementation | Decreased infection incidence | 75–78 |