For most critically ill patients, a 'starvation diet' seems just fine (TARGET trial)
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Very little evidence guides nutrition in critical illness. Because of critically ill patients' catabolic state, and probably influenced by the normalization fallacy, nutrition practices often include efforts to provide daily calories in the 1,800 - 2,000 range.
For most critically ill patients, a 'starvation diet' seems just fine (TARGET trial)
For most critically ill patients, a…
For most critically ill patients, a 'starvation diet' seems just fine (TARGET trial)
Very little evidence guides nutrition in critical illness. Because of critically ill patients' catabolic state, and probably influenced by the normalization fallacy, nutrition practices often include efforts to provide daily calories in the 1,800 - 2,000 range.