Re‐examination of risk factors for non‐Clostridium difficile‐associated diarrhoea in hospitalized patients

Abstract

As diarrhoea in hospitalized patients appears to be multifactorial, use of an algorithm to systematically evaluate and manage related factors is recommended.

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in Critically Ill Adults

“…Critically ill patients often have diminished cognitive awareness related to their severity of illness or need for sedation. Although there are numerous possible causes of loose or liquid stool in hospitalized patients, Thorson and coinvestigators 35 determined that greater severity of illness, administration of sorbitol-containing medication, and tube feeding are independent risk factors for noninfectious diarrhea. Data about the administration of sorbitol-containing medications were not collected in this study, but 87% of patients were tube-fed.…”

Enteral tube feeding of patients with acute stroke: when does the risk of diarrhoea increase?

“…The length of time on ETF was the variable under study. We considered as possible confounders those variables associated with diarrhoea in the univariate analysis with P ≤ 0.100 . A backward procedure was followed as the modelling strategy.…”

“…Some studies have associated ETF with the development of diarrhoea in hospitalised patients, and longer ETF administration seems to be related to an increase in such risk . Studies analysing the temporal cut‐off point in the administration of ETF at which the risk of diarrhoea increases are scarce, and the risk associated with various lengths of ETF administration has never been compared with the risk associated with patients who do not undergo ETF.…”

Enteral Formula Containing Egg Yolk Lecithin Improves Diarrhea

“…Organic acid monoglyceride: PANDAN AWV/B (Du Pont Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Organic acid monoglyceride: POEM B-10 (RIKEN VITAMIN Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Sucrose fatty acid ester: DK ester F-160 (Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) 4) pH-adjusting agent: potassium citrate (Wako Pure Chemical Industries Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan) 5) Rapeseed oil (Nisshin Oillio Group Co., Ltd.) and 8 h after administration. The rats then underwent bile duct ligation 2 days after blood collection.…”