Abstract:Background & Objective: Honey is one of the traditional drugs and has been widely used as a nutrient supplement for centuries. It is known to have antimicrobial, antioxidant and radical scavenging properties. We aimed to prove that natural honey can be added as a supplementary nutrient for its immunoprotective effects to the ventilated pneumonia patients in intensive care unit (ICU).
Methodology: A total of 40 ventilated pneumonia patients were randomized to receive enteral feeding with honey (n = 20… Show more
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