Adequacy of Protein and Energy Intake in Critically Ill Adults Following Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation Is Dependent on Route of Nutrition Delivery.

Lesley L MoiseyJill PikulHeather KellerChi Yan Emily YeungAdam RahmanDaren K HeylandMarina Mourtzakis

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2020)

Protein and calorie intake is below prescribed amounts for patients whose enteral nutrition is discontinued and an oral diet prescribed as sole nutrition source following LMV. Acceptable strategies to enhance nutrition intake in post-ICU patients during the recovery stages of critical illness are needed.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
physical activity
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported outcomes
body mass index
amino acid