Open AccessNutritional Adequacy in Mechanically Ventilated Patient: Are We Doing Enough?
Author(s) -
M S Kalaiselvan,
A S Arunkumar,
M Renuka,
R Sivakumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23717
Subject(s) - medicine , calorie , malnutrition , intensive care unit , parenteral nutrition , body mass index , observational study , apache ii , mechanical ventilation , emergency medicine , enteral administration , intensive care , pediatrics , intensive care medicine
Critically ill patients are under stress, leading to a catabolic response and higher energy expenditure. The associated malnutrition leads to adverse outcomes.