Nutrition guidelines for critically ill adults admitted with COVID-19: Is there consensus?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed hospital systems globally, resulting in less experienced staff caring for critically ill patients within the intensive care unit (ICU). Many guidelines have been developed to guide nutrition care.

Aim

To identify key guidelines or practice recommendations for nutrition support practices in critically ill adults admitted with COVID-19, to describe similarities and differences between recommendations, and to discuss implications for clinical practice.

Methods

A literature review was conducted to identify guidelines affiliated with or endorsed by international nutrition societies or dietetic associations which included recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adult patie

SUBMITTER: Chapple LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8146268 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature