Hill 2002.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial, USA | |
Participants | 46 hospitalised multitrauma adults having an injury severity score (ISS) > 20, at nutritional risk due to being being multitrauma patient. Male:Female = unclear Mean age = 41 years Exclusion criteria: Not described |
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Interventions | Experimental group: Enteral nutrition within 24 hours of injury(n = 22) Control group: Enteral nutrition started at day 5 post‐injury(n = 24) | |
Outcomes | Mortality, IL6, CRP, pneumonia | |
Study dates | Not stated | |
Notes | There was an additional group which did not fit our inclusion criteria. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol could be obtained, and the trial did not report on serious adverse events (only pneumonia). |
For‐profit bias | Unclear risk | It was unclear how the trial was funded. |
Other bias | Low risk | The trial appeared to be free of other components that could put it at risk of bias. |