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Thursday 18 December 2014

Feeding the critically ill patient

Feeding the critically ill patient. Critical Care Medicine, Dec. 2014, Vol. 42(12), p.2600-2610.

McClave, S.A., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2014/12000/Feeding_the_Critically_Ill_Patient.16.aspx

Critically ill patients are usually unable to maintain adequate volitional intake to meet their metabolic demands. As such, provision of nutrition is part of the medical care of these patients. This review provides detail and interpretation of current data on specialized nutrition therapy in critically ill patients, with focus on recently published studies.

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