Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill [Paperback]

This text provides a review of the current knowledge in both the mechanics of nourishing the critically ill and the metabolic and immunological roles nutrients play. In-depth chapters discuss disease-related malnutrition as distinct from under-or-over nourishment and the impact of nourishment in either form of malnutrition. The appropriate timing and indications for nutrition support are provided as well as advanced techniques for improving practice.?A broad range of issues related to interdisciplinary practice are addressed. Useful for a wide variety of practitioners, including ICU doctors, hospitalists, and nutrition support physicians, Nutrition Support of the Critically Ill provides practical bedside advice and simplified recommendations for practice.

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Malnutrition in the Intensive Care Unit

?David S. Seres

Chapter 2. The Immunological Role of Nutrition in the Gut

Rebecca A. Busch and Kenneth A. Kudsk

Chapter 3. Assessment of the Patient

Marion F. Winkler, Kenneth A. Lynch, Jr., and Stephanie N. Lueckel

Chapter 4. Timing and Indications for Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

Philippa T. Heighes, Gordon S. Doig, and Fiona Simpson

Chapter 5. Access and Complications of Enteral Nutrition Support for Critically Ill Patients

Tushar D. Gohel and Donald F. Kirby

Chapter 6. Timing and Indication for Parenteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

Jan Gunst and Michael P. Casaer

Chapter 7. Access and Complications of Parenteral Nutrition

Dustin R. Neel

Chapter 8. Surgical Intensive Care Considerations