Purpose To provide evidence-based guidelines for early enteral nutrition (EEN) during
critical illness. Methods We aimed to compare EEN vs. early parenteral nutrition (PN) and vs …

Background Evidence for the effectiveness of nutritional supplements containing protein and
energy, often prescribed for older people, is limited. Malnutrition is more common in this age …

This update of evidence-based guidelines (GL) aims to translate current evidence and
expert opinion into recommendations for multidisciplinary teams responsible for the optimal …

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most prevalent cause of advanced liver disease in
Europe. However, there has been limited research investment into ALD despite its …

Background & Aims: A system for screening of nutritional risk is described. It is based on the
concept that nutritional support is indicated in patients who are severely ill with increased …

Enteral nutrition (EN) by means of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and tube feeding (TF)
offers the possibility to increase or to insure nutrient intake in case of insufficient oral food …

Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a brain dysfunction with neurological and
psychiatric changes associated with liver insufficiency or portal‐systemic shunting. The …

Summary Background The Practical guideline is based on the current scientific ESPEN
guideline on Clinical Nutrition in Liver Disease. Methods It has been shortened and …

Juan Córdoba and colleagues raise the issue of liver function as a possible confounding
factor in assessing the value of drugs for hepatic encephalopathy. This variable will be an …

Digestible maltodextrins are low-sweet saccharide polymers consisting of D-glucose units
linked primarily linearly with alpha-1, 4 bonds, but can also have a branched structure …