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Nutrition Support in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Author(s) -
Bear Danielle E.,
Smith Elizabeth,
Barrett Nicholas A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1002/ncp.10211
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , intensive care medicine , observational study , parenteral nutrition , critically ill , medical nutrition therapy , multidisciplinary approach , population , intensive care unit , respiratory failure , surgery , social science , environmental health , sociology , pathology
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for both severe respiratory and cardiac failure is increasing. Because these patients are some of the sickest in the intensive care unit, a multidisciplinary approach to their treatment, including appropriate nutrition therapy, is warranted. Currently, limited data exist on the optimal timing, type, and amount of nutrition to be provided. This review focuses on describing the current nutrition practices in patients receiving ECMO, details research that is currently being undertaken, and lists important research questions that require exploration in this field. Observational data suggest that early enteral nutrition is safe and that although nutrition targets can be met, underfeeding is still common. Until further research is available, these patients should be fed according to guidelines for the general critically unwell population.