What do we know about micronutrients in critically ill patients? A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Micronutrient (MN) status alterations (both depletion and deficiency) are associated with several complications and worse outcomes in critically ill patients. On the other side of the spectrum, improving MN status has been shown to be a potential co-adjuvant therapy. This review aims to collect existing data to better guide research in the critical care setting. This narrative review was conducted by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Feeding, Rehabilitation, Endocrinology, and Metabolism MN group. The primary objective was to identify studies focusing on individual MNs in critically ill patients, selecting the MNs that appear to be most relevant and most frequently investigated in the last decade: A, B₁, B₂, B₃, B₆, folate, C, D, E,

SUBMITTER: de Man AME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11717498 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature