Rethinking energy and protein provision for critically ill patients

The daily average protein intake in the higher-protein group was 1.0 ± 0.2 g/kg and in the lower-protein group was 0.6 ± 0.2 g/kg (P < 0.0001), and the ...

In critically ill patients, increasing protein intake from about 0.5 g protein/kg per day to 1.0 g protein/kg per day on days #5 to #11 after ...

A significant associ- ation was observed between moderate protein intake (0.8–1.2 g/kg) from day 1 to day 15 and earlier weaning from invasive ...

Regardless of days spent in the ICU, we suggest reducing energy and protein dose (to a maximum of 5–10 kcal/kg/day or 0.2–0.6 g/kg protein/day) ...

Protein intake recommended for healthy adults is 0.8 g/kg per day. While the most common recommended protein intake in the critically ill is 1.5 g/kg per day [6,7], up to 1.5–2.5 g protein/kg per day may be most advantageous [7,8].

International guidelines recommend a target protein intake of ≥1.2 g/kg/day to all critically ill patients for optimal outcomes.

ESPEN guidelines recommend to administer 1.3 g/kg/day of protein to critically ill patients but this recommendation should be adapted according to clinical ...

ESPEN guidelines recommend to administer 1.3 g/kg/day of protein to critically ill patients but this recommendation should be adapted according to clinical ...

This review article summarizes current evidence supporting the role of higher protein intakes, especially during the early phases of nutrition therapy in acute ...

High protein intakes did not significantly improve major clinical outcomes, such as length of intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital stay, ...