Current clinical nutrition practices in critically ill patients in Latin America: a multinational observational study.
Karin Papapietro VallejoCarolina Méndez MartínezAlfredo A Matos AdamesVanessa Fuchs-TarlovskyGuillermo Carlos Contreras NogalesRoger Enrique Riofrio PazMario Ignacio PermanMaria Isabel Toulson Davisson CorreiaDan Linetzky WaitzbergPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2017)
In the ICU setting in Latin America, malnutrition was highly prevalent and caloric intake failed to meet targeted energy delivery in 40% of critically ill adults receiving nutrition therapy. Supplemental administration of PN was associated with improved energy and protein delivery; however, PN use was low. Collectively, these findings suggest an opportunity for more effective utilisation of supplemental PN in critically ill adults who fail to receive adequate nutrition from EN alone.