[Supplemental parenteral nutrition for intensive care patients: a logical combination with enteral nutrition].
Undernutrition is a widespread problem in the intensive care and is associated with a worse clinical outcome. Enteral nutrition is the recommended nutritional support in ICU patients. However, enteral nutrition is frequently insufficient to cover protein-energy needs. The initiation of supplemental parenteral nutrition, when enteral nutrition is insufficient, could optimize the nutritional therapy. Such a combination could allow reducing morbidity, length of stay and recovery, as well as improving quality of life and health care costs. Prospective studies are currently underway to test this hypothesis.
Heidegger
Claudia-Paula
CP
Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie et soins intensifs, HUG, Geneve. claudia-paula.heidegger@hcuge.ch
Thibault
Ronan
R
Berger
Mette M
MM
Pichard
Claude
C
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition