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Elizabeth NSH, Yanni T, May LS, Fen TH, Janice LX, Peijun K, Pheng OS, Jie TS, Will LNH. Indirect calorimetry directed feeding and cycling in the older ICU population: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol 2024; 24:171. [PMID: 38714926 PMCID: PMC11075192 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-024-02507-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Older critically ill patients experience rapid muscle loss during stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) due to physiological stress and increased catabolism. This may lead to increased ICU length of stay, delayed weaning from ventilation and persistent functional limitations. We hypothesized that with optimal nutrition and early physical therapy acting in synergism, we can reduce muscle mass loss and improve functional outcomes. METHODS This was a prospective, single blinded randomized, controlled single-center pilot study to compare the lean muscle mass (measured at bilateral quadriceps femoris using ultrasound) of older ICU patients at 4 time points over 14 days between the control and intervention groups. The control group received standard weight-based empiric feeding and standard ICU physiotherapy. The intervention group received indirect calorimetry directed feeding adjusted daily and 60 min per day of cycle ergometry. 21 patients were recruited and randomized with 11 patients in the control arm and 10 patients in the intervention arm. Secondary outcome measures included ICU and hospital mortality, length of stay, functional assessments of mobility and assessment of strength. RESULTS Median age was 64 in the control group and 66 in the intervention group. Median calories achieved was 24.5 kcal/kg per day in the control group and 23.3 kcal/kg per day in the intervention group. Cycle ergometry was applied to patients in the intervention group for a median of 60 min a day and a patient had a median of 8.5 sessions in 14 days. Muscle mass decreased by a median of 4.7cm2 in the right quadriceps femoris in the control group and 1.8cm2 in the intervention group (p = 0.19), while the left quadriceps femoris decreased by 1.9cm2 in the control group and 0.1cm2 in the intervention group (p = 0.51). CONCLUSION In this pilot study, we found a trend towards decrease muscle loss in bilateral quadriceps femoris with our combined interventions. However, it did not reach statistical significance likely due to small number of patients recruited in the study. However, we conclude that the intervention is feasible and potentially beneficial and may warrant a larger scale study to achieve statistical significance. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov on 30th May 2018 with identifier NCT03540732.
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- Ng Shu Hui Elizabeth
- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore
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Lee ZY, Dresen E, Lew CCH, Bels J, Hill A, Hasan MS, Ke L, van Zanten A, van de Poll MCG, Heyland DK, Stoppe C. The effects of higher versus lower protein delivery in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis. Crit Care 2024; 28:15. [PMID: 38184658 PMCID: PMC10770947 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04783-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND A recent large multicentre trial found no difference in clinical outcomes but identified a possibility of increased mortality rates in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving higher protein. These alarming findings highlighted the urgent need to conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to inform clinical practice. METHODS From personal files, citation searching, and three databases searched up to 29-5-2023, we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of adult critically ill patients that compared higher vs lower protein delivery with similar energy delivery between groups and reported clinical and/or patient-centred outcomes. We conducted random-effect meta-analyses and subsequently trial sequential analyses (TSA) to control for type-1 and type-2 errors. The main subgroup analysis investigated studies with and without combined early physical rehabilitation intervention. A subgroup analysis of AKI vs no/not known AKI was also conducted. RESULTS Twenty-three RCTs (n = 3303) with protein delivery of 1.49 ± 0.48 vs 0.92 ± 0.30 g/kg/d were included. Higher protein delivery was not associated with overall mortality (risk ratio [RR]: 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.88-1.11; I2 = 0%; 21 studies; low certainty) and other clinical outcomes. In 2 small studies, higher protein combined with early physical rehabilitation showed a trend towards improved self-reported quality-of-life physical function measurements at day-90 (standardized mean difference 0.40, 95% CI - 0.04 to 0.84; I2 = 30%). In the AKI subgroup, higher protein delivery significantly increased mortality (RR 1.42, 95% CI 1.11-1.82; I2 = 0%; 3 studies; confirmed by TSA with high certainty, and the number needed to harm is 7). Higher protein delivery also significantly increased serum urea (mean difference 2.31 mmol/L, 95% CI 1.64-2.97; I2 = 0%; 7 studies). CONCLUSION Higher, compared with lower protein delivery, does not appear to affect clinical outcomes in general critically ill patients but may increase mortality rates in patients with AKI. Further investigation of the combined early physical rehabilitation intervention in non-AKI patients is warranted. PROSPERO ID CRD42023441059.
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- Zheng-Yii Lee
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany.
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- University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore, 609606, Singapore
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, 6229HX, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Department Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing, 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede & Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, 6229HX, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
- University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Würzburg, Germany
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Nickels MR, Blythe R, White N, Ali A, Aitken LM, Heyland DK, McPhail SM. Predictors of acute muscle loss in the intensive care unit: A secondary analysis of an in-bed cycling trial for critically ill patients. Aust Crit Care 2023; 36:940-947. [PMID: 36863951 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assist clinicians to identify critically ill patients at greatest risk of acute muscle loss and to analyse the associations between protein intake and exercise on acute muscle loss. MATERIALS AND METHODS Secondary analysis of a single-centre randomised clinical trial of in-bed cycling using a mixed effects model was undertaken to examine the association between key variables and rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RFCSA). Groups were combined, and key variables for the cohort were modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) scores within the first days following intensive care unit admission, longitudinal RFCSA measurements, percent of daily recommended protein intake, and group allocation (usual care, in-bed cycling). RFCSA ultrasound measurements were taken at baseline and days 3, 7, and 10 to quantify acute muscle loss. All patients received usual care nutritional intake while in the intensive care unit. Patients allocated to the cycling group commenced in-bed cycling once safety criteria were met. RESULTS Analysis included all 72 participants, of which 69% were male, with a mean (standard deviation) age of 56 (17) years. Patients received a mean (standard deviation) of 59% (26%) of the minimum protein dose recommended for critically ill patients. Mixed-effects model results indicated that patients with higher mNUTRIC scores experienced greater RFCSA loss (estimate = -0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -0.59 to -0.23). RFCSA did not share a statistically significant association with cycling group allocation (estimate = -0.59, 95% CI = -1.53 to 0.34), the percentage of protein requirements received (estimate = -0.48; 95% CI = -1.16 to 0.19), or a combination of cycling group allocation and higher protein intake (estimate = 0.33, 95% CI = -0.76 to 1.43). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE We found that a higher mNUTRIC score was associated with greater muscle loss, but we did not observe a relationship between combined protein delivery and in-bed cycling and muscle loss. The low protein doses achieved may have impacted the potential for exercise or nutrition strategies to reduce acute muscle loss. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN 12616000948493).
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- Marc R Nickels
- Physiotherapy Department, Ipswich Hospital, West Morton Health, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia; Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- School of Health & Psychological Sciences, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University and the Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Digital Health and Informatics Directorate, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Australia.
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Summers MJ, Chapple LAS, Bellomo R, Chapman MJ, Ferrie S, Finnis ME, French C, Hurford S, Kakho N, Karahalios A, Maiden MJ, O'Connor SN, Peake SL, Presneill JJ, Ridley EJ, Tran-Duy A, Williams PJ, Young PJ, Zaloumis S, Deane AM. Study protocol for TARGET protein: The effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes: A cluster randomised, cross-sectional, double cross-over, clinical trial. CRIT CARE RESUSC 2023; 25:147-154. [PMID: 37876373 PMCID: PMC10581259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Background It is unknown whether increasing dietary protein to 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day as recommended in international guidelines compared to current practice improves outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The TARGET Protein trial will evaluate this. Objective To describe the study protocol for the TARGET Protein trial. Design setting and participants TARGET Protein is a cluster randomised, cross-sectional, double cross-over, pragmatic clinical trial undertaken in eight ICUs in Australia and New Zealand. Each ICU will be randomised to use one of two trial enteral formulae for three months before crossing over to the other formula, which is then repeated, with enrolment continuing at each ICU for 12 months. All patients aged ≥16 years in their index ICU admission commencing enteral nutrition will be eligible for inclusion. Eligible patients will receive the trial enteral formula to which their ICU is allocated. The two trial enteral formulae are isocaloric with a difference in protein dose: intervention 100g/1000 ml and comparator 63g/1000 ml. Staggered recruitment commenced in May 2022. Main outcomes measures The primary outcome is days free of the index hospital and alive at day 90. Secondary outcomes include days free of the index hospital at day 90 in survivors, alive at day 90, duration of invasive ventilation, ICU and hospital length of stay, incidence of tracheostomy insertion, renal replacement therapy, and discharge destination. Conclusion TARGET Protein aims to determine whether augmented enteral protein delivery reduces days free of the index hospital and alive at day 90. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12621001484831).
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- Matthew J. Summers
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centre for Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centre for Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Dietetics and Nutrition, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
- Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centre for Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
- Dietetics and Nutrition, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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