Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) leads to numerous inflammatory and nutritional
disturbances. All SAP patients are at a high nutritional risk. It has been proven that proper …

Background Acute pancreatitis creates a catabolic stress state promoting a systemic
inflammatory response and nutritional deterioration. Adequate supply of nutrients plays an …

Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically
Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and …

Dr. Taylor disclosed serving as an ASPEN committee member and DNS past chair. Dr.
McClave disclosed other relationships with Nestle (consulting), Abbott (Speaker) …

Background: Although the incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children is increasing,
management recommendations rely on adult published guidelines. Pediatric-specific …

The value of nutrition therapy for the adult hospitalized patient is derived from the outcome
benefits achieved by the delivery of early enteral feeding. Nutritional assessment should …

278 Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition/Vol. 33, No. 3, May/June 2009 grade for the
recommendation was based on the number and level of investigative studies referable to …

Parenteral nutrition (PN) represents one of the most notable achievements of modern
medicine, serving as a therapeutic modality for all age groups across the healthcare …

The American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), which honors individuals for their
achievements and contributions to multidisciplinary critical care medicine, is the consultative …

Background Although infected necrosis is an established cause of death in acute
pancreatitis, the impact of bacteraemia and pneumonia is less certain. Methods This was a …