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Medical Nutritional Therapy in Neurocritical Care – From Assessment to Intervention
DescriptionPatients suffering from acute brain injury exhibit great metabolic vulnerability due to commonly observed factors such as pre-existing malnutrition, disorders of consciousness, dysphagia, and the effects of prolonged sedation. This necessitates the implementation of specialized medical nutritional therapy, as both insufficient and excessive nutrition can lead to adverse outcomes. Given the significant variability in metabolic demands among individuals and across different stages of illness, a tailored approach to nutritional support is paramount.

This talk will highlight the key concepts of nutrition therapy in the neurointensive care unit and its impact on established outcome-relevant endpoints such as blood sugar (variability) and ICU-acquired weakness. The presentation will explore the challenges of assessing nutritional needs and the strategies for implementing tailored nutritional interventions in a multidisciplinary team. It will also address the timing of nutrition therapy initiation and the adjustment of nutrition therapy based on biomarkers and indirect calorimetry.
Event Type
Breakout Session
TimeTuesday, October 15th1:50pm - 2:10pm PDT
LocationHarbor Ballrooms B-C
Tracks
Clinical Practice
Focus Areas
Coma
General Critical Care
Global Neurocritical Care
Hospitalist Practice
Multimodal Neuromonitoring (invasive/non-invasive)
Nerve and Muscle Disease
Nursing Pharmacology
Target Audiences
Intermediate
Advanced