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Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission?
The feeding of critically ill patients has recently become a controversial issue, as several studies have provided unexpected and contradictory results. Earlier beliefs regarding energy requirements in critical illness—especially during the initial phase—have been challenged. In the current review,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29168739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9121278 |
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author | Reintam Blaser, Annika Berger, Mette M. |
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description | The feeding of critically ill patients has recently become a controversial issue, as several studies have provided unexpected and contradictory results. Earlier beliefs regarding energy requirements in critical illness—especially during the initial phase—have been challenged. In the current review, we summarize existing evidence about fasting and the impact of early vs. late feeding on the sick organism’s responses. The most important points are the non-nutritional advantages of using the intestine, and recognition that early endogenous energy production as an important player in the response must be integrated in the nutrient prescription. There is as of yet no bedside tool to monitor dynamics in metabolism and the magnitude of the endogenous energy production. Hence, an early “full-feeding strategy” exposes patients to involuntary overfeeding, due to the absence of an objective measure enabling the adjustment of the nutritional therapy. Suggestions for future research and clinical practice are proposed. |
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spelling | pubmed-57487292018-01-07 Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? Reintam Blaser, Annika Berger, Mette M. Nutrients Review The feeding of critically ill patients has recently become a controversial issue, as several studies have provided unexpected and contradictory results. Earlier beliefs regarding energy requirements in critical illness—especially during the initial phase—have been challenged. In the current review, we summarize existing evidence about fasting and the impact of early vs. late feeding on the sick organism’s responses. The most important points are the non-nutritional advantages of using the intestine, and recognition that early endogenous energy production as an important player in the response must be integrated in the nutrient prescription. There is as of yet no bedside tool to monitor dynamics in metabolism and the magnitude of the endogenous energy production. Hence, an early “full-feeding strategy” exposes patients to involuntary overfeeding, due to the absence of an objective measure enabling the adjustment of the nutritional therapy. Suggestions for future research and clinical practice are proposed. MDPI 2017-11-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5748729/ /pubmed/29168739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9121278 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Reintam Blaser, Annika Berger, Mette M. Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title | Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title_full | Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title_fullStr | Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title_full_unstemmed | Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title_short | Early or Late Feeding after ICU Admission? |
title_sort | early or late feeding after icu admission? |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29168739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9121278 |
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