The Problem of Malnutrition in Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

At the present stage of critical care medicine development early and optimal nutritional support is the most effective method of prevention and correction of disorders of protein and energy metabolism. In Russian and foreign literature structured data on the impact of new methods of early enteral and parenteral nutrition on the course of the critical illness of heterogeneous groups of patients were published during last 10–15 years. In this connection, it is advisable to conduct more detailed study of the features of violations of disorders of energy and protein metabolism, evaluation of the effectiveness of new methods of correction and prevention of malnutrition in patients general surgery ICU of a single hospital.