Nutritrauma: A Key Concept for Minimising the Harmful Effects of the Administration of Medical Nutrition Therapy.
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SUBMITTER: Yebenes JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6723989 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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Nutritrauma: A Key Concept for Minimising the Harmful Effects of the Administration of Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Yébenes Juan Carlos JC Campins Lluis L Martínez de Lagran Itziar I Bordeje Lluisa L Lorencio Carol C Grau Teodoro T Montejo Juan Carlos JC Bodí Maria M Serra-Prat Mateu M
Nutrients 20190801 8
Critically ill patients often require life support measures such as mechanical ventilation or haemodialysis. Despite the essential role of nutrition in patients' recovery, the inappropriate use of medical nutrition therapy can have deleterious effects, as is the case with the use of respiratory, circulatory, or renal support. To increase awareness and to monitor the effects of inappropriate medical nutrition therapy, we propose to introduce the concept of nutritrauma in clinical practice, define ...[more]
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