Patients
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Fifty patients were screened for eligibility. Ten out of fifty patients were not eligible because they did not meet inclusion criteria. Nine patients were also excluded from the study because they either died before day 7 or were transferred to other hospitals. Thirty-one patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: Standard Nutrition Group (Flowchart representing the patients cohort selected for this studyDemographic, clinical and laboratory data at the admission in ICU (T0)Data were expressed as mean ± SD, median [25–75th percentile] or %Table representing ICU data and outcome of patientsData were expressed as mean ± SD or %