Background & aims Optimal protein intake during critical illness is unknown. Conflicting
results on nutritional support during the first week of ICU stay have been published. We …

Purpose Enteral and parenteral nutrition of adult critically ill patients varies in terms of the
route of nutrient delivery, the amount and composition of macro-and micronutrients, and the …

Background International guidelines recommend greater protein delivery to critically ill
patients than they currently receive. This pilot randomized clinical trial aimed to determine …

Early enteral nutrition (EN) is consistently recommended as first‐line nutrition therapy in
critically ill patients since it favorably alters outcome, providing both nutrition and …

Background Although the combination of rehabilitation and nutrition may be important for the
prevention of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness, a protocolized intervention of this …

Background: Underfeeding and overfeeding has been associated with adverse patient
outcomes. Resting energy expenditure can be measured using indirect calorimetry. In its …

Introduction Current clinical practice guidelines recommend providing ICU patients a daily
caloric intake estimated to match 80–100% of energy expenditure (normocaloric goals) …

Following the new ESPEN Standard Operating Procedures, the previous 2019 guideline to
provide best medical nutritional therapy to critically ill patients has been shortened and …

Background & aims The degradation of muscle mass and loss of functional proteins due to
catabolism are associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill patients. While an adequate …

Background We evaluated the efficacy of high protein intake and early exercise versus
standard nutrition care and routine physiotherapy on the outcome of critically ill patients …