The canadian critical care nutrition guidelines in 2013: An update on current recommendations and implementation strategies

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-43

  Dhaliwal, Rupinder ^a   Cahill, Naomi ^b   Lemieux, Margot ^a   Heyland, Daren K ^b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical care; critical illness; enteral nutrition; evidence based practice; guidelines; nutrition therapy; nutritional support; parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BORAGE OIL; FISH OIL; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DIET THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MONITORING; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84893026597     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533613510948     Document Type: Article

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