Sepsis is a serious worldwide health care condition that is associated with high mortality
rates, despite improvements in the ability to manage infection. New guidelines for the …

Background & aims Guidance on managing the nutritional requirements of critically ill
patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been issued by several international bodies …

Background Although international nutrition societies recommend enteral nutrition
guidelines for patients in intensive care units (ICUs), large gaps exist between these …

BACKGROUND: In critically ill patients, enteral nutrition is recommended as a route for
nutrient delivery. Nurses' knowledge and practice of enteral nutrition influence patients' …

Purpose Administering drugs and food to patients with swallowing disabilities via enteral
tubes requires special skills. This task is a nursing duty and vital to ensure that they do this …

Background The main problem of hospitalized patients in intensive care units is feeding, and
if the patient does not receive the daily caloric intake required to his body, he will have …

Background: Critically ill patients are hypermetabolic and have increased energy
requirements, making nutritional support a vital intervention. In the Intensive Care Units …

Background Evidences showed that nurses lack the needed knowledge to administer
nutritional care. Besides, nutritional information was found to be incomplete in patients' …

Introdução: a Enfermagem desempenha um papel preponderante, ativo e de
responsabilidade crescente no controle da nutrição enteral, uma vez que além de promover …

Background Enteral nutrition support plays a key role in minimizing malnutrition in critically-
ill patients, and its provision is originally a nurse's responsibility. Thus, nurses need to have …