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Mil Med
; 183(suppl_2): 153-160, 2018 09 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30189073
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this Clinical Practice Guideline is to provide an approach for optimal nutritional support in the postinjury period for those injured in combat. Indications and contraindications for enteral and parenteral nutrition are addressed. Timing of nutritional support, nutritional goals, energy requirements, and ideal formula selection for various types of traumatic injuries are addressed. Challenges encountered providing nutrional support for the traumatically injured in the deployed environment are also discussed.