Nutritional Assessment and Adapted Therapeutic Measurements in Critically Ill Patients
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 307
Special Issue Editors
Interests: intensive care medicine; resuscitation; critical care medicine; airway management; mechanical ventilation; hemodynamics; ventilation; ICU; pain management; anesthesiology; clinical nutrition and metabolism
Interests: intensive care; toxicology; clinical nutrition; mechanical ventilation; multiple trauma; sepsis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the intensive care unit (ICU), nutritional assessment presents unique challenges due to the complex and dynamic nature of critical illness. Critically ill patients often experience metabolic disturbances due to severe inflammatory responses and organ dysfunction, which can significantly impact their nutritional status. Furthermore, factors such as prolonged fasting, increased metabolic demands, and altered nutrient utilization further complicate the assessment and provision of adequate nutrition in this population. The use of indirect calorimetry has emerged as a valuable tool for assessing energy expenditure in critically ill patients. Metabolic profiling may also provide valuable insights into the metabolic state of critically ill patients. Close monitoring of nutritional intake, metabolic parameters, and body composition is essential to optimize nutritional support and improve patient outcomes in the ICU.
This Special Issue will include manuscripts focusing on nutritional assessment through various available techniques, such as bioelectrical impedance, computed tomography, and ultrasound. Additionally, research on metabolic profiling in different types of critically ill patients will be welcome, as well as original articles dedicated to adapted nutritional support based on body composition.
Dr. Liliana Mirea
Guest Editors
Dr. Cristian Cobilinschi
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- nutritional assessment
- body composition
- indirect calorimetry
- bioelectrical impedance
- muscle ultrasound
- hyper/hypometabolism
- enteral/parenteral nutrition
- supplemental parenteral nutrition
- immunonutrition
- reaching nutritional target
- enteral feeding intolerance
- gastric residual volume
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