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Efficacy of taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition in improving the outcomes of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clinical nutrition ESPEN2024The record ↗

findings
2
compound
1
endpoints
2
  1. Finding, very limited evidenceno difference foundIntensive care unit length of stay
  2. Finding, very limited evidenceno difference foundC-reactive protein concentration
Study, every finding
meta-analysis

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • No detected effect on intensive care unit length of stay

    very limited

    “There was also no significant difference in length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) between the taurine-enhanced EN and control groups.”
    Population
    critically ill patients in randomised trials of taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition versus control groups
  • No detected effect on C-reactive protein concentration

    very limited

    “However, taurine-enhanced EN had no significant impact on high-sensitivity-C-reactive protein levels (MD = -0.41, p = 0.40, 95% CI [-1.35, 0.54], two trials, 60 participants, low quality).”
    Participants
    60
    Effect
    −0.41 mean difference, 95% CI −1.35 to 0.54
    Population
    critically ill patients in two randomised trials of taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition versus control groups

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
critically ill patients receiving taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition
Participants
236
Comparator
no treatment / not stated in the paper
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
4