Nutritional implications for the patient undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for cardiovascular collapse or catastrophic respiratory failure in the critically ill patient imposes a multidisciplinary approach. Nutritional support is one of the issues that must be faced, as this population presents a state of increased metabolic activity, elevated catabolism of protein and rapid accumulating energy deficiency. Provision of adequate nutritional therapy is hard to achieve due to different factors. This article provides a brief overview of the current literature regarding nutritional support during ECMO in adult patients, as no current guidelines address this issue.

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Main Authors: Farías,María Magdalena, Olivos,Cristina, Díaz,Rodrigo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Grupo Arán 2015
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112015000600002
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