Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81:520-524
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2163-0755
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BACKGROUND Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines recommend the early use of enteral nutrition to optimize recovery following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our aim was to examine the effect of early feeds (≤24 hours) on clinical outcomes after TBI. METHODS We performed a 3-year retrospective study of patients with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score