Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association
with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol …

Background: Failure to use the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in patients with acute pancreatitis
may exacerbate the stress response and disease severity, leading to greater incidence of …

Background: Hyperglycemia is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients.
Randomized trials of intensive insulin therapy have reported inconsistent effects on mortality …

Background & Aims: Multiple definitions for malnutrition syndromes are found in the literature
resulting in confusion. Recent evidence suggests that varying degrees of acute or chronic …

Background Previous studies have not adequately captured the heterogeneous nature of
the diabetes epidemic in India. The aim of the ongoing national Indian Council of Medical …

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

Purpose The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the amount of
energy and protein administered and clinical outcomes, and the extent to which pre-morbid …

Introduction To develop a scoring method for quantifying nutrition risk in the intensive care
unit (ICU). Methods A prospective, observational study of patients expected to stay > 24 hours. …

OBJECTIVE: Nutritional support is part of the standard of care for the critically ill adult patient.
In the average patient in the intensive care unit who has no contraindications to enteral …

Objective Critical illness is associated with the generation of oxygen free radicals and low
endogenous antioxidant capacity leading to a condition of oxidative stress. We investigated …