Major burns provoke a profound stress response, which is unrivalled in terms of its
magnitude and duration. Evidence suggests that the pathophysiological stress response to …

Severe burn causes significant metabolic derangements that make nutritional support
uniquely important and challenging for burned patients. Burn injury causes a persistent and …

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) …

Importance Systematic reviews suggest adult patients in intensive care units (ICUs) with
relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition (EN) may benefit from parenteral nutrition …

Objective: Optimal intake of energy and protein is associated with improved outcomes,
although outcomes relative to protein intake are very limited. Our purpose was to evaluate …

Body composition reflects nutritional intakes, losses and needs over time. Undernutrition, ie
fat-free mass (FFM) loss, is associated with decreased survival, worse clinical outcome and …

Background The catecholamine-mediated hypermetabolic response to severe burns causes
increased energy expenditure and muscle-protein catabolism. We hypothesized that …

Introduction Critically ill patients are characterized by increased loss of muscle mass,
partially attributed to sepsis and multiple organ failure, as well as immobilization. Recent …

Many survivors of critical illness face significant physical and psychological disability
following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). They are often malnourished, a …