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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 95-103 |
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Parenteral nutrition: Revisited
Koneru Veera Raghava Chowdary, Pothula Narasimha Reddy
Department of Anaesthesiology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh - 524 002, India
Correspondence Address:
Koneru Veera Raghava Chowdary
24-2-2069, Flat 3F, Srinivasa Towers, Opposite Dr. K.K.R. Goutham Concept School, Magunta Subba Reddy Layout, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh - 524 004
India
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.63637 PMID: 20661345
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The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill patients, especially those with a protracted clinical course, has remained largely unchanged over the last two decades. The metabolic response to stress, injury, surgery, or inflammation cannot be accurately predicted and these metabolic alterations may change during the course of illness. Both underfeeding and overfeeding are common in intensive care units (ICU), resulting in large energy and other nutritional imbalances. Systematic research and clinical trials on various aspects of nutritional support in the ICU are limited and make it challenging to compile evidence-based practice guidelines. |
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