The association of macronutrient deficit with functional status at discharge from the intensive care unit: a retrospective study from a single-center critical illness registry.
Shu Y LuTiffany M N OteroD Dante YehCecilia CanalesAli ElsayesDonna M BelcherSadeq A QuraishiPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
In our cohort of patients, macronutrient deficit over the course of critical illness was associated with worse functional status at discharge. Future studies are needed to determine whether optimized macronutrient delivery can improve outcomes in ICU survivors.