Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 301-307 , September 2008

Factors predicting adherence to the Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for nutrition support in mechanically ventilated, critically ill adult patients

  • Naomi E. Jones, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
    • Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • Rupinder Dhaliwal, RD, BASc

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • Andrew G. Day, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 2V7
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  • Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, MSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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  • Daren K. Heyland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
    • Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 2V7
    • Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3Z6
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 2V7. Tel.: +1 613 549 6666x3339; fax: +1 613 548 1351.

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 This study received support from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research Training Program in Digestive Diseases (to Naomi E. Jones).

PII: S0883-9441(07)00108-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.08.004

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 301-307 , September 2008