The relationship between different types of nutritional supportive treatment and infection in patients with diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cigdem U. K., Gamze T.

KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.53, no.1, pp.13-17, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Journal Name: KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-17
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of enteral (EN), parenteral (PN) and enteral-parenteral (EN+PN) nutritional support treatments on the type and location of micro-organisms produced causing infection and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients treated by invasive mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).