Augmented enteral protein during critical illness

JAMA

2025-06-11

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Augmenting enteral protein during critical illness did not improve number of days free of the index hospital and alive at day 90.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Adam M. Deane, PhD, email Adam.deane@mh.org.au.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2025.9110)

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