Nutrition in Critical Care (S4 Ep. 31)

Nutrition is arguably the most important component of care in children with critical illness, yet its importance often falls down the list of priorities. Many questions remain on how best to manage nutrition in pediatric critical care, but this episode addresses many best practices from the SCCM and ASPEN's Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient. References Mehta NM, Bechard LJ, Zurakowski D et al. Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015;102:199-206. Mehta NM, Skillman HE, Irving SY, Coss-Bu JA, Vermilyea S, Farrington EA, McKeever L, Hall AM, Goday PS, Braunschweig C. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul;18(7):675-715. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001134. PMID: 28691958.