Reluctance to Prescribe Supplemental Nutrition to COVID-19 ICU Patients

Despite the benefits of providing early enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) to critically ill COVID-19 patients, many physicians remain reluctant to do so, according to a survey highlighted at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) 2022 Nutrition Science and Practice Conference.

 

Beth Taylor, DCN, a research scientist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, and her colleagues surveyed 199 physicians and dietitians about their COVID-19 ICU