[Nutrition in the critically ill].
The prognostic impact of inadequate energy and protein supply in malnourished intensive care patients has been recently reemphasized. Consent exists about the beneficial effects of early enteral nutrition in the critically ill. However, gastrointestinal intolerance of the critically ill may be a major problem for the feasibility of enteral nutrition bearing additional risks. In case adequate enteral nutrition cannot be realized, there is controversy about the appropriate time to start total parenteral or combined enteral / parenteral nutrition. Due to potential adverse effects immune-enhancing substrates have to be cautiously administered. For standardization implementation of a guideline based nutritional protocol is recommended. The review refers to the recent guidelines of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (2009), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) (2009) and the German Sepsis Society (DSG) (2010).
Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH Leipzig. Arved.Weimann@sanktgeorg.de
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed