Nutrition support for the critically ill patient : a guide to practice

Suitable for clinicians working in a critical care setting, this work discusses ethical and economic issues for nutrition support in the ICU. It focuses on the nutritional needs of the patient, including metabolism issues, assessment, nutrient delivery, and lifecycle considerations, such as pregnanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cresci, Gail (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : Taylor & Francis , c2005
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Metabolic alterations in the critically ill
  • 2. Nutrients for the critically ill
  • 3. Delivery of nutrition support in the critically ill
  • 4. Nutrition throughout the lifecycle in the critically ill
  • 5. Physiologic stress
  • 6. Specific organ system failure
  • 7. General systemic failures
  • 8. Professional issues