T42 - Clinical Nutrition in Critical Care: New Insights

Feb 21, 2017 2:30pm ‐ Feb 21, 2017 4:00pm

Objectives:

Discuss the results of a survey of Latin American ICU patients to assess nutritional status based on Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).
Identify maximal energy deficit to prevent the occurrence of underfeeding-related complications while determining the best feeding approach.
Summarize the role of the gut microbiota and the effects of manipulating the gut microbiota in critically ill patients.

Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, Director, Nutrition Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Leah Gramlich, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN, FCCP, Clinical Professor, Affiliate Faculty Member, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Senior Director Medical Affairs for Parenteral Nutrition, Fresenius Kabi USA, Lake Zurich, IL
Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia, MD, PhD, FASPEN, Professor of Surgery, Food Science Post Graduation Program; Surgery Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Gerais
Dan L. Waitzberg, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine - University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil