Normocaloric versus hypocaloric feeding in ICU patients: response to comments by Bitzani

Whole body protein kinetics during hypocaloric and normocaloric feeding in critically ill patients

INTRODUCTION Optimal feeding of critically ill patients in the ICU is controversial. Existing guidelines rest on rather weak evidence. Whole body protein kinetics may be an attractive technique for assessing optimal protein intake. In this study, critically ill patients were investigated during hypocaloric and normocaloric IV nutrition. METHODS Neurosurgical patients on mechanical ventilation...

High-protein hypocaloric vs normocaloric enteral nutrition in critically ill patients: A randomized clinical trial.

PURPOSE Appropriate caloric intake in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition is controversial. This study evaluates the impact of different caloric regimens on severity of organ failure measured with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA). MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a randomized prospective controlled trial. Study population included adult intensive care unit (ICU) pa...

Response to comments by reviewers

Response to Comments by Referee #1

[email protected] & [email protected] We would like to thank the reviewer for careful reading of the manuscript and the constructive comments and questions which have helped us to improve the manuscript. The reviewer comments are given below together with our responses and changes made to the manuscript. General Comments 5 This manuscript describes nighttime observations of OH and HO...

evaluation of fat atrophy in patients with dermis fat graft of orbit by ct-scan

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