Christian Stoppe, Jayshil J Patel, Alex Zarbock, Zheng-Yii Lee, Todd W Rice, Bruno Mafrici, Rebecca Wehner, Man Hung Manuel Chan, Peter Chi Keung Lai, Kristen MacEachern, Pavlos Myrianthefs, Evdoxia Tsigou, Luis Ortiz-Reyes, Xuran Jiang, Andrew G Day, M Shahnaz Hasan, Patrick Meybohm, Lu Ke, Daren K Heyland
BACKGROUND: Based on low-quality evidence, current nutrition guidelines recommend the delivery of high-dose protein in critically ill patients. The EFFORT Protein trial showed that higher protein dose is not associated with improved outcomes, whereas the effects in critically ill patients who developed acute kidney injury (AKI) need further evaluation. The overall aim is to evaluate the effects of high-dose protein in critically ill patients who developed different stages of AKI. METHODS: In this post hoc analysis of the EFFORT Protein trial, we investigated the effect of high versus usual protein dose (≥ 2...
October 18, 2023: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum