Main description:

This text provides a review of the current knowledge in both the mechanics of nourishing the critically ill and the metabolic and immunological roles nutrients play. In-depth chapters discuss disease-related malnutrition as distinct from under-or-over nourishment and the impact of nourishment in either form of malnutrition. The appropriate timing and indications for nutrition support are provided as well as advanced techniques for improving practice. A broad range of issues related to interdisciplinary practice are addressed. Useful for a wide variety of practitioners, including ICU doctors, hospitalists, and nutrition support physicians, Nutrition Support of the Critically Ill provides practical bedside advice and simplified recommendations for practice.

Contents:

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Malnutrition in the Intensive Care Unit

David S. Seres

Chapter 2. The Immunological Role of Nutrition in the Gut

Rebecca A. Busch and Kenneth A. Kudsk

Chapter 3. Assessment of the Patient

Marion F. Winkler, Kenneth A. Lynch, Jr., and Stephanie N. Lueckel

Chapter 4. Timing and Indications for Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

Philippa T. Heighes, Gordon S. Doig, and Fiona Simpson

Chapter 5. Access and Complications of Enteral Nutrition Support for Critically Ill Patients

Tushar D. Gohel and Donald F. Kirby

Chapter 6. Timing and Indication for Parenteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill

Jan Gunst and Michael P. Casaer

Chapter 7. Access and Complications of Parenteral Nutrition

Dustin R. Neel

Chapter 8. Surgical Intensive Care Considerations

Charles W. Van Way, III

Chapter 9. Major Infections and Sepsis

Eoin Slattery and David S. Seres

Chapter 10. Organ Failure and Specialized Enteral Formulas

Ainsley Malone and Farshad Farnejad

Chapter 11. Management of the Obese Patient

Roland N. Dickerson

Chapter 12. Ethical Considerations in Nutrition Support in Critical Care

Albert Barrocas and Denise Baird Schwartz

Chapter 13. Safe Practices for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Joseph I. Boullata

Chapter 14. The Economic Impact of Nutrition Support, and the Multidisciplinary Approach

Robert DeChicco and Ezra Steiger

Chapter 15. Microbiome in the Critically Ill

Meredith Barrett and Daniel H. Teitelbaum

Chapter 16. Future Research

David S. Seres and Charles W. Van Way, III