Nutritional support refers to enteral or parenteral provision of calories, protein, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and fluids. The fundamentals of nutritional support for critically ill patients have been the subject of clinical practice guidelines and will be reviewed here, including goals, outcomes, indications, contraindications, and daily nutritional requirements.
Read moreThe primary goal of nutritional support is to supply the substrate necessary to meet the metabolic needs of critical illness. These needs vary with the phase of critical illness:
Read moreEnteral and parenteral nutrition appear to confer different clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. This is the evidence that guides our approach to selecting patients for nutritional support.
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