Nutrition Therapy in Critically Ill Overweight Elderly Patient with Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

Overweight or obesity will increase the risk of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. In older people, the risk is higher, but also paradoxically associated with lower mortality rates. Overweight patients vary in body composition and when it coupled with limited reliable sources to make caloric requirements estimation will make nutrition therapy extremely challenging.

Comparison of Different Early Enteral Feeding Formulas on Critically Ill Patients.

Critically ill patients are physiologically unstable, often have complex hypermetabolic responses to trauma. These patients are facing a high risk of death, multi-organ failure, and prolonged ventilator use. Nutrition is one of therapy for critical illness, however, patients often experience malnutrition caused by disease severity, delays in feeding, and miscalculation of calorie needs.