Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

The development of these updated guidelines was commissioned by the AACE, TOS, and
ASMBS Board of Directors and adheres to the AACE 2010 protocol for standardized …

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

Background Intense debate exists regarding the optimal energy and protein intake for
intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, most studies use predictive equations …

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 Uncertainty exists about the most effective route for delivery of early nutritional
support in critically ill adults. We hypothesized that delivery through the parenteral route is …

Purpose We assessed the effects of early goal-directed nutrition (EGDN) vs. standard
nutritional care in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods We randomised acutely …

Background Controversy exists about the timing of the initiation of parenteral nutrition in
critically ill adults in whom caloric targets cannot be met by enteral nutrition alone. Methods …

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 Patients with COVID-19 infection presents with a broad clinical
spectrum of symptoms and complications. As a consequence nutritional requirements are …