Current clinical nutrition practices in critically ill patients in Latin America: a multinational observational study

Current clinical nutrition practices in critically ill patients in Latin America: a multinational observational study

Abstract Background Malnutrition in critically ill adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a significantly elevated risk of mortality. Adequate nutrition therapy is crucial to optimise outcomes. Currently, there is a paucity of such data in Latin America. Our aims were to characte...

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Main Authors: Karin Papapietro Vallejo, Carolina Méndez Martínez, Alfredo A. Matos Adames, Vanessa Fuchs-Tarlovsky, Guillermo Carlos Contreras Nogales, Roger Enrique Riofrio Paz, Mario Ignacio Perman, Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia, Dan Linetzky Waitzberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Disease-related malnutrition
Caloric balance
Intensive care
Enteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1805-z

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