Beth Taylor

TL;DR: In surgical practice, growing evidence supports the beneficial role for implementation of a consistent and literature-based approach to perioperative nutrition therapy.

TL;DR: Case reports describing anecdotal experience with growth hormone in selected chronically critically ill patients may provide insight into redefining the ICU population most likely to benefit from growth hormone supplementation, as current guidelines continue to recommend against the use of growth hormones in critical illness.

TL;DR: The standards assist the RDN in nutrition support to distinguish his or her level of practice (competent, proficient, or expert) and would guide theRDN in creating a personal development plan to achieve increasing levels of knowledge, skill, and ability in Nutrition support practice.

TL;DR: The level of clinical practice and skill set of the intensive care unit dietitian is defined, which defines them as a clinician, educator and researcher worthy to practice alongside their colleagues on theintensive care unit team.

TL;DR: The concepts that delineate the basic principles of modern medical nutrition therapy as it relates to the goal of achieving an optimal management of protein metabolism during critical care illness are provided, highlighting successes achieved so far but also placing significant challenges limiting the authors' success in perspective.