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Probiotics: A Little Help for Enteral Nutritional Therapy in Critically Ill Adults

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Probiotic supplementation improves gastrointestinal tract function in critically ill adults receiving enteral nutrition.
Patients using probiotics alongside enteral nutrition experienced reduced hospitalization time and fewer antibiotic-associated diarrhea cases.
Retrospective studies and trials demonstrate clinical benefits of combining probiotics with enteral nutritional therapy.
Results highlight probiotics as a supportive treatment for improving intestinal microbiota and immune responses.

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Review finds probiotics associated with improved outcomes in enteral nutrition for critically ill adults, suggesting a complementary strategy.

Almeida et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Review finds probiotics associated with improved outcomes in enteral nutrition for critically ill adults, suggesting a complementary strategy.