title: A transitional feeding protocol for critically ill patients.
abstract: Critically ill patients often are malnourished and in protein catabolism, impairing their ability to heal. A transitional feeding protocol, aimed at keeping patients adequately nourished while they move from parenteral or enteral nutrition to an oral diet, can improve outcomes for surgical and medical intensive care unit patients.
authors.affiliation: Fairfield University School of Nursing, Conn., 06430, USA. sgrossman@fair1.fairfield.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bautista
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016638:Critical Illness; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome