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Nutrition: The Very Old Critically Ill Patients

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The Very Old Critically Ill Patients

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The present chapter aims at raising the awareness about: The frequent prevalence of the geriatric syndrome, which includes frailty, sarcopenia and malnutrition. The importance of a very early screening upon ICU admission. The importance of assessing the remaining muscle mass (lean body mass). The existing tools for determination of energy, protein and micronutrient needs and the necessity of introducing early enteral nutrition or alternatively oral nutrition supplements. The high prevalence of refeeding syndrome.

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    Mette M. Berger, Claire Anne Hurni & Olivier Pantet

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    Hans Flaatten

  2. Sorbonne Université, INSERM Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de, Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France

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Berger, M.M., Hurni, C.A., Pantet, O. (2022). Nutrition: The Very Old Critically Ill Patients. In: Flaatten, H., Guidet, B., Vallet, H. (eds) The Very Old Critically Ill Patients. Lessons from the ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94133-8_22

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