Nutrition in the acute phase of critical illness

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 2450-

  Rahman, Adam ^a   Corbett, Chelsea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIET THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LOW CALORY DIET; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANIMALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 84902593262     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1404896     Document Type: Letter

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