Description
Review current practice, research and guidelines on the use of fiber in the ICU.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the role of fermentable fiber in critical illness
- Identify the types of fiber and their functions in enteral formulations
- Discuss the clinical applications and safe use of fiber in critical illness
Speaker(s):
- Gail
Cresci,
PhD, RD, LD, CNSC,
Director Nutrition Research within Center for Human Nutrition,
Center for Human Nutrition Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland, OH
- Robert
G. Martindale,
MD, PhD,
Professor of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Moderator(s):
