Mechanically ventilated patients are unable to take food orally and therefore are dependent
on enteral nutrition for provision of both energy and protein requirements. Enteral nutrition is …

Following the new ESPEN Standard Operating Procedures, the previous guidelines to
provide best medical nutritional therapy to critically ill patients have been updated. These …

An increasing body of literature supports the clinical benefit of nutritional assessment and
optimization in surgical patients; however, this data has yet to be consolidated in a practical …

Background International guidelines recommend greater protein delivery to critically ill
patients than they currently receive. This pilot randomized clinical trial aimed to determine …

It is currently uncertain whether early administration of protein improves patient outcomes.
We examined mortality rates of critically ill patients receiving early compared to late protein …

Background Optimal energy and protein provision through enteral nutrition is essential for
critically ill patients. However, in clinical practice, the intake achieved is often far below the …

Background International guidelines recommend critically ill adults receive more protein
than most receive. We aimed to establish the feasibility of a trial to evaluate whether feeding …

Background ICU patients lose muscle mass rapidly and maintenance of muscle mass may
contribute to improved survival rates and quality of life. Protein provision may be beneficial …

Background It is unknown whether increasing dietary protein to 1.2–2.0 g/kg/day as
recommended in international guidelines compared to current practice improves outcomes …

Nutrition in the ICU: new trends versus old-fashioned standa... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Nutrition in the ICU: new trends versus old-fashioned standard enteral …