Planned enteral nutrition over-prescription to cover caloric and protein requirements in severely-ill burn patients

Nutrition therapy is one of the main issues in the management of severely burned patients. The hypermetabolic post-burn response leads to increased nutritional requirements. Metabolic debt leads to altered wound healing, immunosuppression and organ dysfunction [1,2]. Nutritional studies in critically ill patients have reported discrepancies between prescribed and received enteral nutrition (EN) [3,4], caused by the frequent interruptions in EN for investigations, surgery or feeding intolerance: the result is negative energy and protein balances.
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research