Hiroyuki Ohbe1, Taisuke Jo2, Hiroki Matsui1, Kiyohide Fushimi3, Hideo Yasunaga1. 1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. 2. Department of Health Services Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. 3. Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether enteral nutrition (EN) should be administered early in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients has not been fully addressed. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to evaluate whether early EN can reduce mortality or nosocomial pneumonia among severe TBI patients. METHODS: Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database from April 2014 to March 2017 linked with the Survey for Medical Institutions, we identified patients admitted for intracranial injury with Japan Coma Scale scores ≥30 (corresponding to Glasgow Coma Scale scores ≤8) at admission. We designated patients who started EN within 2 d of admission as the early EN group, and those who started EN at 3-5 d after admission as the delayed EN group. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The secondary outcome was nosocomial pneumonia. Propensity score-matched analyses were performed to compare the outcomes between the 2 groups. RESULTS: We identified 3080 eligible patients during the 36-mo study period, comprising 1100 (36%) in the early EN group and 1980 (64%) in the delayed EN group. After propensity score matching, there was no significant difference in in-hospital mortality (difference: -0.3%; 95% CI: -3.7%, 3.1%) between the 2 groups. The proportion of nosocomial pneumonia was significantly lower in the early EN group than in the delayed EN group (difference: -3.2%; 95% CI: -5.9%, -0.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Early EN may not reduce mortality, but may reduce nosocomial pneumonia in patients with severe TBI.
BACKGROUND: Whether enteral nutrition (EN) should be administered early in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients has not been fully addressed. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to evaluate whether early EN can reduce mortality or nosocomial pneumonia among severe TBIpatients. METHODS: Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database from April 2014 to March 2017 linked with the Survey for Medical Institutions, we identified patients admitted for intracranial injury with Japan Coma Scale scores ≥30 (corresponding to Glasgow Coma Scale scores ≤8) at admission. We designated patients who started EN within 2 d of admission as the early EN group, and those who started EN at 3-5 d after admission as the delayed EN group. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The secondary outcome was nosocomial pneumonia. Propensity score-matched analyses were performed to compare the outcomes between the 2 groups. RESULTS: We identified 3080 eligible patients during the 36-mo study period, comprising 1100 (36%) in the early EN group and 1980 (64%) in the delayed EN group. After propensity score matching, there was no significant difference in in-hospital mortality (difference: -0.3%; 95% CI: -3.7%, 3.1%) between the 2 groups. The proportion of nosocomial pneumonia was significantly lower in the early EN group than in the delayed EN group (difference: -3.2%; 95% CI: -5.9%, -0.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Early EN may not reduce mortality, but may reduce nosocomial pneumonia in patients with severe TBI.
Authors: Geert Meyfroidt; Pierre Bouzat; Michael P Casaer; Randall Chesnut; Sophie Rym Hamada; Raimund Helbok; Peter Hutchinson; Andrew I R Maas; Geoffrey Manley; David K Menon; Virginia F J Newcombe; Mauro Oddo; Chiara Robba; Lori Shutter; Martin Smith; Ewout W Steyerberg; Nino Stocchetti; Fabio Silvio Taccone; Lindsay Wilson; Elisa R Zanier; Giuseppe Citerio Journal: Intensive Care Med Date: 2022-05-20 Impact factor: 41.787