Diabetes-Specific Formulae Versus Standard Formulae as Enteral Nutrition to Treat Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

Ra'eesa Doola   ^{1, 2} , BHSci (Nutr & Diet) ;   Alwyn S Todd   ^{2, 3} , BSc, PGDipDiet, PhD ;   Josephine M Forbes   ^{2, 4} , BSc, PhD ;   Adam M Deane   ^{5, 6} , MBBS, PhD ;   Jeffrey J Presneill   ^{5, 6, 7} , MBBS, PhD, MBiostat, PGDipEcho ;   David J Sturgess   ^{2, 8} , MBBS, PhD, PGDipCU

¹ Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, Australia

² Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

³ Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia

⁴ Glycation and Diabetes Group, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

⁵ Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

⁶ Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

⁷ Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

⁸ Department of Anaesthesia, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia