Nutrition therapy in the critical care setting: what is “best achievable” practice? An international multicenter observational study

NE Cahill, R Dhaliwal, AG Day, X Jiang… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe current nutrition practices in intensive care units and determine “best
achievable” practice relative to evidence-based Critical Care Nutrition Clinical Practice …

Nutritional practices and their relationship to clinical outcomes in critically ill children—an international multicenter cohort study

NM Mehta, LJ Bechard, N Cahill, M Wang… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To examine factors influencing the adequacy of energy and protein intake in the
pediatric intensive care unit and to describe their relationship to clinical outcomes in …

The Canadian critical care nutrition guidelines in 2013: an update on current recommendations and implementation strategies

R Dhaliwal, N Cahill, M Lemieux… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are systematically developed statements to assist practitioners
and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances, …

Optimal amount of calories for critically ill patients: depends on how you slice the cake!

DK Heyland, N Cahill, AG Day - Critical care medicine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The optimal amount of calories required by critically ill patients continues to be
controversial. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the amount of …

Enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral route in critically ill patients: a single center feasibility trial of the PEP uP protocol

DK Heyland, NE Cahill, R Dhaliwal, M Wang, AG Day… - Critical Care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and
safety of a new feeding protocol designed to enhance the delivery of enteral nutrition (EN). …

Impact of enteral feeding protocols on enteral nutrition delivery: results of a multicenter observational study

DK Heyland, NE Cahill, R Dhaliwal… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: To evaluate the effect of enteral feeding protocols on key indicators of enteral
nutrition in the critical care setting. Methods: International, prospective, observational, cohort …

Enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral route feeding protocol in critically ill patients: results of a cluster randomized trial

DK Heyland, L Murch, N Cahill, M McCall… - Critical care …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the effect of the enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral
route feeding protocol, combined with a nursing educational intervention on nutritional intake…

Nutrition therapy for the critically ill surgical patient: we need to do better!

JW Drover, NE Cahill, J Kutsogiannis… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: To identify opportunities for quality improvement, the nutrition adequacy of
critically ill surgical patients, in contrast to medical patients, is described. Methods: International, …

Extreme obesity and outcomes in critically ill patients

JL Martino, RD Stapleton, M Wang, AG Day, NE Cahill… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Recent literature suggests that obese critically ill patients do not have worse
outcomes than patients who are normal weight. However, outcomes in extreme obesity (BMI ≥ …

Early use of supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: results of an international multicenter observational study

…, C Alberda, L Gramlich, NE Cahill… - Critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the effect of using supplemental parenteral nutrition compared to
early enteral nutrition alone on nutritional and clinical outcomes. Design: A multicenter, …