Preface; Part I. General Concepts: 1. Nutritional physiology of the critically ill patient David C. Frankenfield; 2. Nutritional assessment of the critically ill patient Mario Siervo and Carla Prado; 3. Body composition assessment of the critically ill patient Ying Ji and Dympna Gallagher; 4. Micronutrient and vitamin physiology and requirements in critically ill patients Timothy Eden, Minha Rajput-Ray and Sumantra Ray; Part II. Nutritional Delivery and Dietetics: 5. Enteral and parenteral feeding protocols Malissa Warren and Robert Martindale; 6. Commercial nutritional enteral and parenteral formulations in critical care J. A. Silversides, Stephen T. Webb and Andrew J. Ferguson; 7. Nutritional supplements in critically ill patients Shaul Lev, Ilya Kagan and Pierre Singer; Part III. General Problems in Critical Care: 8. Gastrointestinal disturbances in critically ill patients Andrew Hetreed and Peter Faber; 9. Fluid and electrolyte management in critical care medicine Nils Siegenthaler, Paolo Merlani and Andreas Perren; 10. Hormonal responses and nutritional management of adults in critical care units John A. Tayek; Part IV. Nutritional Support for Specific Conditions and Pathologies: 11. Nutritional support of critically ill burns patients Bjarne F. Alsbjoern; 12. Nutritional support of critically ill neurosurgical patients Roland N. Dickerson; 13. Nutritional support of critically ill immuno-compromised patients Peter K. Linden; 14. Nutritional support of critically ill cancer patients Wilson I. Gonsalves and Aminah Jatoi; 15. Nutritional support of critically ill patients after gastrointestinal surgery Shay Nanthakumaran and Jan O. Jansen; 16. Nutritional support of critically ill patients with renal failure Patricia Wiesen and Jean-Charles Preiser; 17. Nutritional support of critically ill patients with liver and pancreatic failure Euan Thomson and Alastair Lee; 18. Nutritional support and implications for critically ill patients with sepsis Michael H. Hooper and Paul E. Marik; 19. Nutrition in cardiac intensive care Peter McCanny, Danny Collins and Andrew A. Klein; 20. Nutritional support of critically ill patients with respiratory disorders Krista L. Turner; 21. Nutritional support of critically ill organ transplantation patients Andrew J. Kerwin and Michael S. Nussbaum; 22. Nutritional management of anorexia in critical care Maria Gabriella Gentile; 23. Nutritional support of critically ill obese patients Dong Wook Kim and Caroline M. Apovian; Index.
