Hypoenergetic feeding does not improve outcomes in critically ill patients with premorbid obesity: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Optimal energy goals for adult, obese critically ill surgical patients are unclear. To date, there has been little data comparing feeding regimens for obese and non-obese critically ill surgical patients and the effect on outcomes. The objective was to compare the effect of hypoenergetic and euenergetic feeding goals in critically ill obese patients on outcomes, including infection, intensive care unit length of stay, and mortality. We...