Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide to Practice, Second Edition

Book Description:

Completely revised and updated, Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide to Practice, Second Edition presents an unbiased, evidence-based examination of critical nutrition across the life cycle. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, each chapter has been carefully designed to provide a comprehensive review of the literature and a detailed exploration of the practical application of this information. With chapters written by experts, you get the most pertinent and current knowledge available, bolstered by tables, figures, and case studies that make the information accessible.

New Coverage in the Second Edition:

Gut microbiota support

Short bowel syndrome

Chronic critically ill phenomenon

Professional nutrition practice guidelines and protocols

Ethical considerations

Quality and performance improvement

Many challenges remain when providing optimal nutrition to all patients under all conditions at all times. Divided into eight sections, the book covers metabolic issues, nutrients for critically ill patients, delivery of nutrition therapy, nutrition therapy throughout the life cycle, special interest groups, specific organ system failure, general systemic failures, and professional issues in the field. It keeps you informed and aware of the continuous accrual of knowledge needed to craft and provide optimal nutrition therapy for the critically ill patient.

Table of Contents:

METABOLIC ALTERATIONS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL: COMPARISON OF NONSTRESSED AND STRESSED STATES

Organic Response to Stress
Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia

Carbohydrate Metabolism: A Comparison of Stress and Nonstress States
Mary Marian and Susan Roberts

Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism: Stress versus Nonstress States
Gail A. Cresci

Lipid Metabolism: Stress versus Nonstress States
Dan L. Waitzberg, Raquel S. Torrinhas, and Letícia De Nardi

NUTRIENTS FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL

Nutrition Assessment and Monitoring
Kavitha Krishnan and Michael D. Taylor

Energy Expenditure in the Critically Ill Patient
David Frankenfield

Macronutrient Requirements: Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat
Michael D. Taylor, Kavitha Krishnan, Jill Barsa, and Kendra Glassman Perkey

Micronutrient and Antioxidant Therapy in Adult Critically Ill Patients
Krishnan Sriram

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Requirements in the Critically Ill Patient
Maria R. Lucarelli, Lindsay Pell Ryder, Mary Beth Shirk, and Jay M. Mirtallo

Gut Microbiome in the Critically Ill
Gail A. Cresci

DELIVERY OF NUTRITION THERAPY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL

Parenteral versus Enteral Nutrition
Gail A. Cresci

Vascular Access in the Critically Ill Patient
Lindsay M. Dowhan, Jesse Gutnick, and Ezra Steiger

Enteral Feeding Access in the Critically Ill Patient
Beth Taylor and John E. Mazuski

Parenteral Formulations
Michael Christensen

Enteral Formulations
Ainsley M. Malone

Complications of Parenteral Nutrition
Mandy L. Corrigan

Enteral Feeding Challenges
Carol Rees Parrish, Joe Krenitsky, and Kendra Glassman Perkey

Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Rex O. Brown and Roland N. Dickerson

NUTRITION THERAPY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE

Nutrition Support during Pregnancy
Christina J. Valentine, Joy Lehman, and Carol L. Wagner

Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Neonate
Jatinder Bhatia and Cynthia Mundy

Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient
Jodi Wolff, Gerri Keller, and Deborah A Carpenter

Geriatrics
Ronni Chernoff

NUTRITION THERAPY FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS GROUPS

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Michael D. Taylor and Kavitha Krishnan

Nutrition Support for Burns and Wound Healing
Theresa Mayes and Michele M. Gottschlich

Solid Organ Transplantation
Jeanette Hasse and Srinath Chinnakotla

SPECIFIC ORGAN SYSTEM FAILURE

Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient with Intestinal Failure
Cassandra Pogatschnik, Neha Parekh, and Ezra Steiger

Nutrition Support for Pulmonary Failure
Alfredo A. Matos, William Manzanares, and VÍctor Sánchez Nava

Renal Failure
Tom Stone McNees

Nutrition for the Critically Ill Patient with Hepatic Failure
Mazen Albeldawi, Peggy Hipskind, and Dian J. Chiang

Nutrition for the Critically Ill Cardiac Patient
A. Christine Hummell

Nutrition Support in Neurocritical Care
Arlene Escuro and Mary Rath

Nutritional Support in Acute Pancreatitis
R.F. Meier

GENERAL SYSTEMIC FAILURES

Nutrition Support in the General Surgery ICU Patient
Amy Berry and Kenneth A. Kudsk

Nutritional Support during Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis
Mark H. Oltermann and Mary E. Leicht

Nutrition Therapy in Patients with Cancer and Immunodeficiency
Vanessa Fuchs-Tarlovsky and Elizabeth Isenring

Nutrition Support in the Chronically Critically Ill Patient
Rifka C. Schulman and Jeffrey I. Mechanick

Nutrition Therapy for the Obese Critically Ill Patient
Britta Brown and Katherine Hall

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

Ethical Considerations in the Critically Ill Patient
Denise Baird Schwartz

Instituting Professional Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Protocols: In the Intensive Care Unit
Malissa Warren, Robert Martindale, and Mary S. McCarthy

Quality and Performance Improvement in the Intensive Care Unit
Mary Krystofiak Russell