Background Enteral nutrition (EN) is recommended as the preferred route for early nutrition
therapy in critically ill adults over parenteral nutrition (PN). A recent large randomized …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of 8 to 28% of
patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). In contrast to infections of more frequently …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

278 Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition/Vol. 33, No. 3, May/June 2009 grade for the
recommendation was based on the number and level of investigative studies referable to …

Enteral nutrition (EN) via tube feeding is, today, the preferred way of feeding the critically ill
patient and an important means of counteracting for the catabolic state induced by severe …

Enhanced recovery of patients after surgery (“ERAS”) has become an important focus of
perioperative management. From a metabolic and nutritional point of view, the key aspects …

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to develop evidence‐based clinical practice
guidelines for nutrition support (ie, enteral and parenteral nutrition) in mechanically …

In modern surgical practice it is advisable to manage patients within an enhanced recovery
protocol and thereby have them eating normal food within 1–3days. Consequently, there is …

Background This is an update of the review last published in 2011. It focuses on early
postoperative enteral nutrition after lower gastrointestinal surgery. Traditional management …

Objective: To determine whether a period of starvation (nil by mouth) after gastrointestinal
surgery is beneficial in terms of specific outcomes. Design: Systematic review and meta …