TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nutritional Support and Electrolyte Management A1 - Becher, Robert D. A1 - Davis, Kimberly A. A2 - Feliciano, David V. A2 - Mattox, Kenneth L. A2 - Moore, Ernest E. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Trauma, 9e AB - KEY POINTSNutritional therapy should be integrated into the overall management of all trauma, surgery, and critically ill patients.Nutritional needs and requirements are different in healthy patients compared to the critically ill and severely injured, hypermetabolic trauma patients.Early enteral/oral feeding is a proactive therapeutic strategy that may reduce disease severity, decrease complications, and favorably impact outcomes.Enteral/oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for trauma, surgical, and critically ill patients.Early parenteral nutrition should be considered if enteral feeds are contraindicated or are not expected to be started for 3 days.Avoid long periods without enteral or parenteral nutrition..Underfeeding during the stress-related catabolic phase or the immediate postoperative period is a risk factor for complications. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175137360 ER -