Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Probiotic Use in Enteral Feeding Among Intensive Care Unit Healthcare Professionals
Although ICU HCPs show interest and cautious acceptance of probiotics in enteral feeding, knowledge gaps, attitudinal variability, and practice inconsistencies persist across disciplines. These findings highlight the critical need for targeted, multidisciplinary educational interventions and the development of standardized, evidence-based institutional protocols to optimize probiotic use and improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Areej Alkhaldy
- Batool Saad Almsaudi
- Khaled Tareg Hakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9731-9621)
- Arwa S. Almasaudi
Institutions
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- University of Jeddah (SA)
- Al Amal Hospital Jeddah (SA)
- King Fahad Hospital Jeddah (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14081033
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00