2020•Journal of Critical and Intensive CareOpen access

Nutritional Therapy for Critically Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Nurhayat Tuğra Özer, Kürşat Gündoğan

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The world has experienced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is a pandemic and a public health crisis worldwide.It primarily affects the respiratory tract and associated with serious morbidity and mortality.There are currently no proven drug in COVID-19 patients.The main treatment of COVID-19 are supportive treatments.Nutrition therapy remains one of the cornerstone treatments for these patients.ASPEN (4) and ESPEN (5) nutrition guidelines for COVID-19 patients were compiled and this framework was created for the purpose of nutritional management in COVID-19.Considering that respiratory secretion of these patients poses a risk of contamination for healthcare professionals, recommendations have been prepared.These recommendations include effective nutritional management for COVID-19 patients, with the principle of entering the patient room as little as possible and intervening as little as possible.

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The world has experienced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is a pandemic and a public health crisis worldwide.It primarily affects the respiratory tract and associated with serious morbidity and mortality.There are currently no proven drug in COVID-19 patients.The main treatment of COVID-19 are supportive treatments.Nutrition therapy remains one of the cornerstone treatments for these patients.ASPEN (4) and ESPEN (5) nutrition guidelines for COVID-19 patients were compiled and this framework was created for the purpose of nutritional management in COVID-19.Considering that respiratory secretion of these patients poses a risk of contamination for healthcare professionals, recommendations have been prepared.These recommendations include effective nutritional management for COVID-19 patients, with the principle of entering the patient room as little as possible and intervening as little as possible.

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The world has experienced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is a pandemic and a public health crisis worldwide.It primarily affects the respiratory tract and associated with serious morbidity and mortality.There are currently no proven drug in COVID-19 patients.The main treatment of COVID-19 are supportive treatments.Nutrition therapy remains one of the cornerstone treatments for these patients.ASPEN (4) and ESPEN (5) nutrition guidelines for COVID-19 patients were compiled and this framework was created for the purpose of nutritional management in COVID-19.Considering that respiratory secretion of these patients poses a risk of contamination for healthcare professionals, recommendations have been prepared.These recommendations include effective nutritional management for COVID-19 patients, with the principle of entering the patient room as little as possible and intervening as little as possible.

Key concepts: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Intensive care medicine, Pandemic, Medicine, Critically ill, Public health, Disease, Nursing

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