Background Enteral nutrition (EN) is recommended as the preferred route for early nutrition
therapy in critically ill adults over parenteral nutrition (PN). A recent large randomized …

Background Nutrition guidelines recommendations differ on the use of parenteral nutrition
(PN), and existing clinical trial data are inconclusive. Our recent observational data show …

Objective A combination of enteral (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) is often used as a
strategy to optimize nutritional intake in critically ill patients; however, the effects of this …

OBJECTIVE: Nutritional support is part of the standard of care for the critically ill adult
patient. In the average patient in the intensive care unit who has no contraindications to …

Background In the critically ill, energy delivery from enteral nutrition (EN) is often less than
the estimated energy requirement. Parenteral nutrition (PN) as a supplement to EN may …

Introduction Current international sepsis guidelines recommend low-dose enteral nutrition
(EN) for the first week. This contradicts other nutrition guidelines for heterogenous groups of …

Objective Controversy surrounds the use of parenteral nutrition in critical illness. Previous
overviews used composite scales to identify high-quality trials, which may mask important …

Background Medical nutrition therapy may be associated with clinical outcomes in critically
ill patients with prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay. We wanted to assess nutrition …

Background Uncertainty remains about the best route and timing of medical nutrition therapy
in the acute phase of critical illness. Early combined enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral …

Background Current guidelines suggest the introduction of early nutrition support within the
first 48 h of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for patients who cannot eat. In that …