Nutritional Strategies and Metabolic Support in Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: clinical nutrition; clinical monitoring; difficult airway; postoperative acute pain; perioperative medicine; neuropathic pain; pediatric anesthesia; obstetric anesthesia
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Interests: clinical nutrition; anesthesia; airway management and regional anaesthesia; intensive care; critically ill patients
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Nutritional Strategies and Metabolic Support in Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care” in Nutrients highlights the essential role of nutritional and metabolic support in improving outcomes for surgical and critically ill patients. Malnutrition and metabolic disturbances are common in these populations and have a significant impact on clinical outcomes.
This Special Issue invites original research, reviews, and clinical perspectives on evidence-based nutritional strategies that promote recovery, enhance immune function, and improve patient survival. Areas of focus include perioperative nutrition, early enteral and parenteral feeding, immunonutrition, metabolic optimization, and personalized approaches to medical nutrition therapy. Additional emphasis will be placed on innovations in prehabilitation, micronutrient supplementation, and the development and use of nutritional screening tools.
By sharing current insights and practical strategies, this collection aims to serve as a valuable resource for clinicians committed to optimizing patient care through targeted nutritional interventions.
Dr. Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos
Prof. Dr. Andre van Zundert
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- perioperative nutrition
- intensive care nutrition
- medical nutrition therapy
- malnutrition
- metabolic optimization
- enteral nutrition
- parenteral nutrition
- immunonutrition
- micronutrient supplementation
- prehabilitation
- personalized nutrition
- critical illness metabolism
- nutritional screening
- enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
- goal-directed therapy
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