Nutrition for critically ill patients
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Nutrition for critically ill patients
Nutrition is an integral component of general care for critically ill patients, and numerous randomized trials have addressed research questions related to the optimal feeding route, formulation, dose, and timing of initiation. The mission of the free website www.criticalcarenutrition.com is 'to improve the practice of nutrition support in the critical care setting through knowledge translation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc2929