Nutrition in Critical Care – Where are we now? An Issue of Critical Care Clinics (PDF)

by Paul Wischmeyer MD (ed.), B NutriDietet, APD, MPH, PhD, Emma Ridley (ed.)

In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Paul Wischmeyer and Emma Ridley bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Nutrition in Critical Care – Where Are We Now?. Top experts cover key issues surrounding this important topic, including early feeding in critical care; dysphagia, communication, and the impact on nutrition in critical care; the patient experience of nutrition during critical illness; novel strategies to promote recovery and rehabilitation; and much more.- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including what recent trials have shown us about protein; autophagy; why a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work with ICU nutrition; the microbiome’s evolving role in critical care; critical care nutrition for children; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on nutrition in critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews