Rafael Barrera, MD, Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New York, explains how combining combining enteral and parenteral nutrition optimizes nutrition in patients. Instead of sticking with the traditional practice of not mixing the two types, Dr. Barrera recommends a combination to maximize nutrition in patients.

Reading:

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Powell-Tuck J. Nutritional interventions in critical illness. Proc Nutr Soc. 2007 Feb;66(1):16-24.

Monturo C. The artificial nutrition debate: still an issue… after all these years. Nutr Clin Pract. 2009 Apr-May;24(2):206-13.

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