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Case presentation and panel discussion: Critical illness
Author(s) -
Mundi Manpreet S.,
Patel Jayshil J.,
Mechanick Jeffrey I.,
Arabi Yaseen M.,
Alverdy John,
Puthucheary Zudin,
McClave Stephen A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1002/jpen.2250
Subject(s) - parenteral nutrition , intensive care medicine , medicine , septic shock , intestinal failure , malnutrition , critical illness , shock (circulatory) , enteral administration , respiratory failure , presentation (obstetrics) , critically ill , sepsis , surgery
Despite a mounting evidentiary base, controversies surrounding critical care nutrition support persist. Anchored by a case of a 60‐year‐old male with esophageal cancer who develops acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and septic shock, five panelists from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) 2021 Pre‐Conference discuss key clinical dilemmas in critical care nutrition, including hierarchy of evidence, bedside evaluation of malnutrition, optimal protein dose, use of fiber, and therapies targeting gut function and gut microbiota .