A pragmatic trial and its secondary analyses have demonstrated that nutritional care not only reduces complications but also significantly improves survival in medical patients at risk of malnutrition. In contrast, for critically ill patients comparable evidence is scarce. Consequently, many propositions ...
critically illsurgeryBackground: To identify opportunities for quality improvement, the nutrition adequacy of critically ill surgical patients, in contrast to medical patients, is described. Methods: International, prospective, and observational studies conducted in 2007 and 2008 in 269 intensive care ...
Blood glucose levels should be monitored closely. Critically ill obese patients need to be assessed individually based on their caloric and protein needs, their clinical problems, and the goals for recovery. Hypocaloric, high protein nutritional feeding should be considered for the...
Thus, our objective was to analyze studies that verified the effect of implementing protocols for enteral nutrition (EN) in critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated. We investigated initiation of nutrition therapy, time until nutrition requirements are met, optimization of protein and ...
Medical nutrition therapy should be considered for all patients admitted to the ICU for more than 48 h [6]. Enteral feeding preserves gut integrity and barrier and immune function. Oral diet is preferred over EN or PN in critically ill patients who are able to eat. If oral intake is not ...
there was a trend toward a reduction in mortality seen in patients treated with higher doses of selenium compared with patients treated with low-dose selenium, 33.5% vs 52%;P= .13, respectively. These data look promising for the use of selenium supplementation in critically ill patients; ...
deliver to critically ill patients. Adequately powered RCTs are urgently needed to better understand the impact of both protein dose and timing on clinical outcomes in critical illness. Such trials should ideally control for energy delivery, by ensuring...
Early parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients with short-term relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition a full economic analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial base.. 热度: Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill...
1、EntEral nutrition might savE lifE WhErE should WE fEEd critically ill patiEnts? donE by dr KhalEd al sEWify md, mrcp, Edic Preserves the intestinal mucosal integrity : vMaintains mucosal immunity. vPrevents of increased mucosal permeability. vDecreases bacterial translocation. Marik, Zaloga CCM ...