ABSTRACT

Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide to Practice provides state-of-the-art practices and key principles of nutrition support through evidence-based medicine.

Following a review of the metabolic alterations that occur during critical illness, this book discusses the nutrient requirements of critically ill patients as well

part |2 pages

Section I: Metabolic Alterations in the Critically Ill

chapter 1|12 pages

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chapter 2|12 pages

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chapter 3|22 pages

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chapter 4|20 pages

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part |2 pages

Section II: Nutrients for the Critically Ill

chapter 5|12 pages

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chapter 6|16 pages

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chapter 7|10 pages

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chapter 8|16 pages

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chapter 9|26 pages

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chapter 10|22 pages

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chapter 11|18 pages

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part |2 pages

Section III: Parental vs. Eternal Nutrition

chapter 12|16 pages

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chapter 13|10 pages

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chapter 14|16 pages

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chapter 15|18 pages

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chapter 16|26 pages

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chapter 17|24 pages

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chapter 18|18 pages

Complications of Parenteral Feeding

chapter 19|20 pages

Enteral Feeding Challenges

chapter 20|16 pages

Drug–Nutrient Interactions

part |2 pages

Section IV: Nutrition throughout the Lifecycle in the Critically Ill

chapter 21|12 pages

Pregnancy

chapter 23|18 pages

Pediatrics

chapter 24|12 pages

Geriatrics

part |2 pages

SECTION V Physiology Stress

chapter 25|14 pages

Trauma

chapter 26|22 pages

Burns and Wound Healing

chapter 27|22 pages

Solid Organ Transplantation

part |2 pages

SECTION VI Specific Organ System Failure

chapter 28|10 pages

Pulmonary Failure

chapter 29|14 pages

Renal Failure

chapter 31|10 pages

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chapter 32|12 pages

Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke

chapter 33|12 pages

Acute Pancreatitis

part |2 pages

SECTION VIII Professional Issues

chapter 39|14 pages

Ethical Considerations

chapter 40|22 pages

Quality and Performance Improvement

chapter 41|10 pages

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