ReviewNutrients2021
Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit-A Narrative Review.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors influencing malnutrition in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Parenteral nutrition and hospital outcomes in Australian adults: A descriptive cohort study.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Article
- Measured resting energy expenditure via indirect calorimetry of critically ill patients: A comparison with predictive equations.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Added Value of Quadriceps Muscle Layer Thickness to modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) Score in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
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- A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to enteral nutrition interruptions among intensive care unit nurses.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Current concepts on feeding the critically ill patient: a narrative review.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Review
- NRS-2002-defined nutritional risk and associated factors in intensive care unit patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Nutritional status and clinical outcomes in the intensive care unit: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2026Review
- Comparative prognostic value of nutrition-inflammation indices for 1-year mortality in elderly intensive care unit patients: a retrospective observational study based on MIMIC-IV database.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- Development and validation of an interpretable machine-learning model for enteral nutrition-associated diarrhea in critically ill patients with ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Protein nutritional support in critically ill patients: pathophysiological basis, clinical evidence, and areas of uncertainty - a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Precision nutrition in critical illness: a phase-specific framework from acute feeding to post-ICU recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning model for predicting enteral nutrition-associated diarrhea in ICU patients: a multicenter study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- GLIM‑Defined Malnutrition in Critically Ill Patients: A Comparison of Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 and Modified Nutrition Risk in Critically Ill as First‑Step Screening Tools.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Association between vitamin D supplementation and mortality in elderly critically ill patients: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Prognostic nutritional indices predict 60 day mortality in ICU patients with sepsis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between the geriatric nutritional risk index and adverse post-extubation outcomes for critically ill older adults: a retrospective study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Relationship between timing of achieving energy sufficiency and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Machine learning-based predictive model for enteral nutrition-associated diarrhea in ICU patients and its nursing applications.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile consent exists, that nutritional status has prognostic impact in the critically ill, the optimal feeding strategy has been a matter of debate.
methodsNarrative review of the recent evidence and international guideline recommendations focusing on basic principles of nutrition in the ICU and the treatment of specific patient groups. Covered topics are: the importance and diagnosis of malnutrition in the ICU, the optimal timing and route of nutrition, energy and protein requirements, the supplementation of specific nutrients, as well as monitoring and complications of a Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). Furthermore, this review summarizes the available evidence to optimize the MNT of patients grouped by primarily affected organ system.
resultsDue to the considerable heterogeneity of the critically ill, MNT should be carefully adapted to the individual patient with special focus on phase of critical illness, metabolic tolerance, leading symptoms, and comorbidities.
conclusionMNT in the ICU is complex and requiring an interdisciplinary approach and frequent reevaluation. The impact of personalized and disease-specific MNT on patient-centered clinical outcomes remains to be elucidated.
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