This document represents the first collaboration between 2 organizations—the American
Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine—to …

Awareness of the deleterious consequences of malnutrition during critical illness and the
will to prioritize nutritional therapy are necessary first steps toward addressing this problem. …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of protein and energy intakes on protein balance in
children receiving mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit. STUDY DESIGN: …

Objectives To develop evidence-based recommendations for clinicians caring for children (including
infants, school-aged children, and adolescents) with septic shock and other sepsis-…

Lack of a uniform definition is responsible for underrecognition of the prevalence of malnutrition
and its impact on outcomes in children. A pediatric malnutrition definitions workgroup …

Objectives: To examine factors influencing the adequacy of energy and protein intake in the
pediatric intensive care unit and to describe their relationship to clinical outcomes in …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill patients, especially those
with a protracted clinical course, has remained largely unchanged over the last two decades …

Background: The impact of protein intake on outcomes in pediatric critical illness is unclear.
Objective: We examined the association between protein intake and 60-d mortality in …

Objective: To describe nutrient intake in critically ill children, identify risk factors associated
with avoidable interruptions to enteral nutrition (EN), and highlight opportunities to improve …

… Mehta, Bechard, Duggan, and Heyland designed the research; Drs. Mehta and Bechard …
Mehta and Bechard had primary responsibility for the final content of the article; all authors …