Effect of Whey Proteins on Malnutrition and Extubating Time of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.
Marialaura ScarcellaEmidio ScarpelliniAlessandra AscaniRita CommissariClaudia ScorcellaMichela ZanettiAmilcare ParisiRiccardo MontiNatasa MilicAbele DonatiFrancesco LuzzaMichael P CasaerLudovico Montebianco AbenavoliPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
An adequate administration of whey protein during COVID-19 patients' ICU stays can provide fast achievement of protein targets, reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation, and improving inflammatory status and ICU survival. Further prospective and large-scale, controlled studies are needed to confirm these results.