Why patients in critical care do not receive adequate enteral nutrition? A review of the literature

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 702-713

  Kim, Hyunjung ^a   Stotts, Nancy A ^b   Froelicher, Erika S ^b   Engler, Marguerite M ^c   Porter, Carol ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy intake; Enteral nutrition; Intensive care unit; Nutritional adequacy; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENTERIC FEEDING; EQUIPMENT; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INTOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFUSION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING PROTOCOL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY;

AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870712927     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.07.019     Document Type: Review

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