From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU [Paperback]

Critically ill and critically injured patients require specialized nutrition support to avoid the complications of progressive malnutrition. There is a paucity of information providing practical solutions to these difficult clinical problems. From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of the management of this high-risk patient population. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art discussion of nutritional and metabolic issues relevant to this resource-intensive patient population and contains current references, liberal tables and figures, and the personal insights of recognized international leaders in this field.Critically ill and critically injured patients require specialized nutrition support to avoid the complications of progressive malnutrition. There is a paucity of information providing practical solutions to these difficult clinical problems. From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of the management of this high-risk patient population. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art discussion of nutritional and metabolic issues relevant to this resource-intensive patient population and contains current references, liberal tables and figures, and the personal insights of recognized international leaders in this field.Content.- Nutrition-Related Outcome in Critical Care.- Host Defenses and Bacterial Assaults: A Delicate Balance.- From Structure to Function: What Should Be Known About Building Blocks of Protein.- Fatty Acids, Lipoproteins, and Lipid Emulsions.- Carbohydrate and Fat as Energetic Fuels in Intensive Care Unit Patients.- Trace Elements and Vitamins.- Antioxidants in Critical Illness.- Strategies for Motility and Dysmotility in Nutrition Support.- Enteral Versus Parenteral Feeding in Critical Illness.- The Value of Organized Nutritional SupplÓ: