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A review of disease-specific formulas
AACN Clinical Issues in Critical Care Nursing
|November 1, 1994
Summary
Critical illness often causes organ dysfunction. This review examines specialized nutritional support products and therapies aimed at improving organ function, providing evidence to guide clinical practice.
Area of Science:
- Critical care medicine
- Clinical nutrition
- Organ physiology
Background:
- Critical illness commonly results in organ dysfunction.
- Nutritional support is crucial for managing critically ill patients.
- Organ-specific nutritional therapies are an emerging area.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review disease/organ-specific nutritional support strategies.
- To evaluate the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for these therapies.
- To assist clinicians in nutritional management of patients with organ dysfunction.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of nutritional products and therapies for organ dysfunction.
- Analysis of theoretical frameworks for organ-specific nutrition.
- Synthesis of empirical data supporting or refuting therapeutic claims.
Main Results:
- An increasing number of nutritional products targeting organ function have emerged.
- Evidence supporting these specialized therapies varies.
- The review synthesizes current data on efficacy and underlying principles.
Conclusions:
- Organ-specific nutritional support is a developing field in critical care.
- Practitioners require evidence-based guidance for managing organ dysfunction.
- This review aims to provide a framework for informed nutritional decisions.