Actively implementing an evidence-based feeding guideline for critically ill patients (NEED): a multicenter, cluster-randomized, controlled trial.

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Ke, Lu, Lin, Jiajia, Doig, Gordon S, van Zanten, Arthur RH, Wang, Yang, Xing, Juan, Zhang, Zhongheng, Chen, Tao ORCID: 0000-0002-5489-6450, Zhou, Lixin, Jiang, Dongpo et al (show 89 more authors) , Shi, Qindong, Lin, Jiandong, Liu, Jun, Cheng, Aibin, Liang, Yafeng, Gao, Peiyang, Sun, Junli, Liu, Wenming, Yang, Zhenyu, Zhang, Rumin, Xing, Wei, Zhang, An, Zhou, Zhigang, Zhou, Tingfa, Liu, Yang, Tong, Fei, Wang, Qiuhui, Pan, Aijun, Huang, Xiaobo, Fan, Chuming, Lu, Weihua, Shi, Dongwu, Wang, Lei, Li, Wei, Gu, Liming, Xie, Yingguang, Sun, Rongqing, Guo, Feng, Han, Lin, Zhou, Lihua, Zheng, Xiangde, Shan, Feng, Liu, Jianbo, Ai, Yuhang, Qu, Yan, Li, Liandi, Li, Hailing, Pan, Zhiguo, Xu, Donglin, Zou, Zhiqiang, Gao, Yan, Yang, Chunli, Kou, Qiuye, Zhang, Xijing, Wu, Jinglan, Qian, Chuanyun, Zhang, Weixing, Zhang, Minjie, Zong, Yuan, Qin, Bingyu, Zhang, Fusen, Zhai, Zhe, Sun, Yun, Chang, Ping, Yu, Bo, Yu, Min, Yuan, Shiying, Deng, Yijun, Zhao, Liyun, Zang, Bin, Li, Yuanfei, Zhou, Fachun, Chen, Xiaomei, Shao, Min, Wu, Weidong, Wu, Ming, Zhang, Zhaohui, Li, Yimin, Guo, Qiang, Wang, Zhiyong, Gong, Yuanqi, Song, Yunlin, Qian, Kejian, Feng, Yongjian, Fu, Baocai, Liu, Xueyan, Li, Zhiping, Gong, Chuanyong, Sun, Cheng, Yu, Jian, Tang, Zhongzhi, Huang, Linxi, Ma, Biao, He, Zhijie, Zhou, Qingshan, Yu, Rongguo, Tong, Zhihui, Li, Weiqin and Chinese Critcal Care Nutrition Trials Group (CCCNTG), (2022) Actively implementing an evidence-based feeding guideline for critically ill patients (NEED): a multicenter, cluster-randomized, controlled trial. Critical care (London, England), 26 (1). p. 46.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Previous cluster-randomized controlled trials evaluating the impact of implementing evidence-based guidelines for nutrition therapy in critical illness do not consistently demonstrate patient benefits. A large-scale, sufficiently powered study is therefore warranted to ascertain the effects of guideline implementation on patient-centered outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a multicenter, cluster-randomized, parallel-controlled trial in intensive care units (ICUs) across China. We developed an evidence-based feeding guideline. ICUs randomly allocated to the guideline group formed a local "intervention team", which actively implemented the guideline using standardized educational materials, a graphical feeding protocol, and live online education outreach meetings conducted by members of the study management committee. ICUs assigned to the control group remained unaware of the guideline content. All ICUs enrolled patients who were expected to stay in the ICU longer than seven days. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality within 28 days of enrollment.<h4>Results</h4>Forty-eight ICUs were randomized to the guideline group and 49 to the control group. From March 2018 to July 2019, the guideline ICUs enrolled 1399 patients, and the control ICUs enrolled 1373 patients. Implementation of the guideline resulted in significantly earlier EN initiation (1.20 vs. 1.55 mean days to initiation of EN; difference - 0.40 [95% CI - 0.71 to - 0.09]; P = 0.01) and delayed PN initiation (1.29 vs. 0.80 mean days to start of PN; difference 1.06 [95% CI 0.44 to 1.67]; P = 0.001). There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality (14.2% vs. 15.2%; difference - 1.6% [95% CI - 4.3% to 1.2%]; P = 0.42) between groups.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this large-scale, multicenter trial, active implementation of an evidence-based feeding guideline reduced the time to commencement of EN and overall PN use but did not translate to a reduction in mortality from critical illness.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ISRCTN, ISRCTN12233792 . Registered November 20th, 2017.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chinese Critcal Care Nutrition Trials Group (CCCNTG)
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2022 11:11
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:11
DOI:	10.1186/s13054-022-03921-5
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3149655