Controversies in Critical Care Nutrition Support. Crit Care Clin 2016 Apr;32(2):173-89
Date
03/27/2016Pubmed ID
27016160DOI
10.1016/j.ccc.2015.11.002Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84961207343 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 17 CitationsAbstract
Critical illness predisposes individuals to highly variable metabolic and immune responses, leading to muscle mass loss, impaired healing, immobility, and susceptibility to infections and cognitive impairment. Recommendations for nutrition in critically ill patients are supported by observational studies, small randomized controlled trials, and mechanistic data. There is no standardization of nutritional therapy in critically ill patients and controversies in the type, quantity, and timing of nutrition support persist. This article reviews the physiologic basis for nutrition support, the concept of nutritional risk, and various controversies in critical care nutrition support.
Author List
Patel JJ, Codner PAuthor
Jayshil Patel MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Critical CareCritical Illness
Enteral Nutrition
Humans
Nutritional Support