Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill

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 eit...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Seres, David S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Van Way, III, Charles W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2016.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2016.
Σειρά:Nutrition and Health
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1 An Introduction to Malnutrition in the Intensive Care Unit
  • 2 The Immunological Role of Nutrition in the Gut
  • 3 Assessment of the Patient
  • 4 Timing and Indications for Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill
  • 5 Access and Complications of Enteral Nutrition Support for Critically Ill Patients
  • 6 Timing and Indication for Parenteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill
  • 7 Access and Complications of Parenteral Nutrition
  • 8 Surgical Intensive Care Considerations
  • 9 Major Infections and Sepsis
  • 10 Organ Failure and Specialized Enteral Formulas
  • 11 Management of the Obese Patient
  • 12 Ethical Considerations in Nutrition Support in Critical Care
  • 13 Safe Practices for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
  • 14 The Economic Impact of Nutrition Support, and the Multidisciplinary Approach
  • 15 Microbiome in the Critically Ill
  • Future Research.  .