Background Enteral nutrition (EN) is recommended for patients in the intensive-care unit
(ICU), but it does not consistently achieve nutritional goals. We assessed whether delivery of …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) in critical illness is often
inadequate. This prospective observational study addresses the implementation of enteral …

Abstract Background The Augmented Versus Routine Approach to Giving Energy Trial
(TARGET) is the largest blinded enteral nutrition (EN) intervention trial evaluating energy …

Background: Despite the evidence that enteral feeding reduces morbidity in critically ill
patients and is preferred to parenteral nutrition, the delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) is often …

Nutrition support is an important aspect of the management of critically ill patients. This
review highlights the emerging evidence on critical care nutrition and focuses on the …

Background The effect of delivering nutrition at different calorie levels during critical illness is
uncertain, and patients typically receive less than the recommended amount. Methods We …

Purpose To determine whether nutritional support guided by repeated measurements of
resting energy requirements improves the outcome of critically ill patients. Methods This was …

Background Intensive care outcome measured by morbidity and mortality is altered in the
severely malnourished ICU patient, and nutritional support of the critically ill is accepted as a …

Objective To determine whether the implementation of a nutritional management protocol in
the ICU leads to the increased use of enteral nutrition, earlier feeding, and improved clinical …

Enteral nutrition (EN) via tube feeding is, today, the preferred way of feeding the critically ill
patient and an important means of counteracting for the catabolic state induced by severe …