Nutritional management is a cornerstone of therapy for patients who are critically ill. Data
show that enteral nutrition is better than parenteral nutrition with regard to the morbidity of …

Gastrointestinal dysfunction relating to the provision of nu... : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition
& Metabolic Care Gastrointestinal dysfunction relating to the provision of nutrition in the critically …

Malnutrition in the critically ill patient is associated with adverse outcomes such as increased
morbidity, infectious processes, and length of stay. Alterations to the gastrointestinal system …

Malnutrition is a common comorbidity that places inpatients at risk of complications,
infections, long length of stay, higher costs, and increased mortality. Thus, nutrition support …

The timing of nutritional support in seriously ill patients, especially previously well-nourished
patients, is an important unresolved issue. The neuroendocrine-immune response to illness …

The benefits of maintaining and stimulating gastrointestinal function in critically ill patients
have led to a growing interest in the use of enteral nutrition in the critically ill, reversing a …

Despite the wide range of quality in the current clinical outcomes evidence, early enteral
nutrition within the first week of ICU admission, delivered to the appropriate patient …

Although it generally is accepted that early enteral nutrition is of benefit to critically ill
patients, there is little evidence to support this assertion. Nevertheless, enteral nutrition has …

In modern critical care, the paradigm of'therapeutic nutrition'is replacing
traditional'supportive nutrition'. Standard enteral formulas meet basic macro-and …

Among hospitalized patients, malnutrition has been associated with increased infectious
morbidity, prolonged hospital stay, and increased mortality. 23, 47, 79, 99 In critically ill …