Pathway Contributor: Catarina Azevedo

Contributions

• What are the energy and protein requirements of critically ill adults?

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• What are the energy and protein requirements of critically ill adults with higher weights (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)?

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• Is the practice of measuring gastric residual volume (GRV) in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults who are tube fed into the stomach reliable for predicting tolerance, regurgitation and aspiration? What is considered an acceptable GRV?

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• Does the use of enteral versus parenteral nutrition or enteral nutrition combined with parenteral nutrition result in improved outcomes in critically ill adults?

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• What nutrition screening and assessment tools can be used to identify nutritional risk and to assess malnutrition in critically ill adults?

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• What nutrition monitoring (e.g. overfeeding, underfeeding, refeeding syndrome) is recommended for critically ill adults receiving nutrition support?

  Role: Reviewer