The American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), which honors individuals for their
achievements and contributions to multidisciplinary critical care medicine, is the consultative …

A comprehensive evidence-based review of stroke rehabilitation was created to be an up-to-
date review of the current evidence in stroke rehabilitation and to provide specific …

Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically
Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and …

Dr. Taylor disclosed serving as an ASPEN committee member and DNS past chair. Dr.
McClave disclosed other relationships with Nestle (consulting), Abbott (Speaker) …

Enteral nutrition (EN) is a valuable clinical intervention for patients of all ages in a variety of
care settings. Along with its many outcome benefits come the potential for adverse effects …

The value of nutrition therapy for the adult hospitalized patient is derived from the outcome
benefits achieved by the delivery of early enteral feeding. Nutritional assessment should …

278 Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition/Vol. 33, No. 3, May/June 2009 grade for the
recommendation was based on the number and level of investigative studies referable to …

Tube feeding has been practiced for more than 400 years (1). In addition to feeding,
gastrointestinal (GI) access can be used for decompression in cases of enteral obstruction …

Methods: Critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the medical, coronary, or
surgical intensive care units in a university-based tertiary care hospital, placed on …

Stroke is regularly accompanied by dysphagia and other factors associated with decreased
nutritional intake. Dysphagia with aspiration pneumonia and insufficient nutritional intake …