The preferential use of the oral/enteral route in critically ill patients over gut rest is uniformly
recommended and applied. This article provides practical guidance on enteral nutrition in …

Personalization of ICU nutrition is essential to future of critical care. Recommendations from
American/European guidelines and practice suggestions incorporating recent literature are …

Abstract Purpose of Review Impaired recovery following an intensive care unit (ICU)
admission is thought related to muscle wasting. Nutrition and physical activity are …

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 …

Though adequate protein provision is likely important, it is difficult to come to a uniform
conclusion regarding dosing and timing due to conflicting results in mostly observational …

Background Beta‐hydroxy‐beta‐methylbutyrate (HMB) is a nutrition supplement that may
attenuate muscle wasting from critical illness. This trial aimed to determine feasibility of …

Whether nutritional intakes in critically ill survivors after hospital discharge are adequate is
unknown. The aims of this observational study were to describe the energy and protein …

The adverse side effect of cancer therapy on skeletal muscle has been largely ignored in the
development of cancer therapeutics. Given the extent to which loss of muscle mass and …

The optimal feeding strategy for critically ill patients is still debated, but feeding must be
adapted to individual patient needs. Critically ill patients are at risk of muscle catabolism …

Nutrition for the critically ill patient should not be viewed in isolated time periods; what
happens before, during and after ICU is likely important to the overall recovery trajectory. It is …