Optimizing Nutrition Diet: When Should Nutritional Support Be Provided to the Trauma Patient to Offset the Potential for Complications?
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According to the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), critically ill patients, including those with severe trauma, face significant risks of malnutrition due to the body's profound hypermetabolic and hypercatabolic stress response. The central question of when should nutritional support be provided to the trauma patient is crucial, as early and appropriate intervention has been consistently linked to reduced infectious complications, shorter hospital stays, and improved outcomes.
