Why Nutrition Care Gets Lost When Patients Leave the ICU
When patients leave the intensive care unit (ICU), their nutrition care often gets disrupted, which can slow their recovery. This review examines what happens …
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Serious Blood Infections
Researchers reviewed 19 major studies involving over 300 smaller research projects to understand how vitamin D affects sepsis—a life-threatening blood …
Read MoreCan Special Fats Help Sick Patients Keep Their Muscle Strength?
When people have severe infections (sepsis), their muscles become dangerously weak. Scientists wondered if giving patients special high-fat nutrition through …
Read MoreStomach Problems Are Common in ICU Patients—Here's What Matters
When people are very sick and stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), their stomachs and digestive systems often stop working normally. Researchers studied 100 …
Read MoreWhy Some Hospital Patients Need Different Vitamin Doses
When people are very sick in the hospital with digestive problems, they receive vitamins through special nutrition support. Researchers studied 478 critically …
Read MoreHow Your Body's Stress Hormone Protects You During Serious Illness
When someone becomes critically ill, their body goes through major stress that damages cells and organs. Scientists have discovered that a stress hormone …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin A Matters for Sick Kids in the Hospital
Researchers studied 180 very sick children with serious infections (sepsis) in the hospital to understand vitamin A deficiency. They found that sick children …
Read MoreHow Your Body Uses Protein: What Matters for Muscle Health
When you eat protein, your body breaks it down into smaller pieces called amino acids that help build and repair muscles. Scientists wanted to understand how …
Read MoreHospital Muscles Shrink Fast: What Doctors Found Using Ultrasound
When people get very sick and go to the intensive care unit (ICU), their muscles start to shrink quickly—sometimes losing 10% of their size in just one week. …
Read MoreHigher Protein Feeding in ICU May Increase Vomiting Risk
Researchers analyzed 15 studies involving over 5,000 critically ill patients to see if giving more protein through feeding tubes causes stomach problems. They …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Sepsis Patients Survive, But More Research Needed
Scientists looked at five studies involving nearly 43,000 sepsis patients to see if vitamin D supplements could help them survive. Sepsis is a dangerous …
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