Nutritional support during renal replacement therapy.
OBJECTIVE
Malnutrition is common in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. The aim of this review is to describe the basis for nutritional support during renal replacement therapy.


METHODS
Review of the literature.


RESULTS
Techniques of nutritional support and nutritional requirements are described.


CONCLUSIONS
Early aggressive enteral, parenteral or combine nutritional support is required in critically ill patients on replacement therapy.
Chioléro
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Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. rene.chiolero@chuv.ch
Berger
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods*
D001786:Blood Glucose