Burns and their treatment are a significant medical problem. The loss of the physical barrier
function of the skin opens the door to microbial invasion and can lead to infection. The repair …

Major burns provoke a profound stress response, which is unrivalled in terms of its
magnitude and duration. Evidence suggests that the pathophysiological stress response to …

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

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 …

Background Glutamine is thought to have beneficial effects on the metabolic and stress
response to severe injury. Clinical trials involving patients with burns and other critically ill …

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

Background & aims This position paper summarizes theoretical and practical aspects of the
monitoring of artificial nutrition and metabolism in critically ill patients, thereby completing …

Severe burn causes significant metabolic derangements that make nutritional support
uniquely important and challenging for burned patients. Burn injury causes a persistent and …

Background & aims The year 2019 marked the centenary of the publication of the Harris and
Benedict equations for estimation of energy expenditure. In October 2019 a Scientific …

Inflammation is an adaptive process to the noxious stimuli that the human body is constantly
exposed to. From the local inflammatory response to a full-blown systemic inflammation, a …