Seven Deadly Sins of Nutrition Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

This article presents 7 nutrition steps that, if not followed by the clinical staff, may be metaphorically considered as “7 deadly sins” of nutrition therapy. In this review, we suggest approaches that must be avoided or accomplished to increase compliance with the “Ten Commandments” of good nutrition practice in the intensive care setting. Multiple aggressive and simultaneous sets of therapies are implemented in the intensive care setting,...