Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · May 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialSaccharomyces boulardii prevents diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients. A multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
To assess the preventive effect of Saccharomyces boulardii on diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients and to evaluate risk factors for diarrhea. ⋯ S. boulardii prevents diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients, especially in patients with risk factors for diarrhea.