Fueling Recovery: Nutritional Strategies in Extracorporeal Blood Purification Strategies
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: kidney dysfunction; nutrition in critical care; extracorporeal therapies
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Dear Colleagues,
Nutrition in patients receiving extracorporeal blood purification (such as kidney, lung, heart, and liver organ support) represents a critically important, yet frequently overlooked, component of care. In intensive care settings, clinical priorities often focus on addressing acute physiological derangements, while nutritional therapy is commonly underestimated, despite its potential to profoundly influence long-term outcomes. There is a growing recognition of the need to integrate evidence-based nutritional strategies into the comprehensive management of these complex patients, given their pivotal role in shaping recovery trajectories and overall prognosis.
We welcome submissions to this Special Issue that discuss the magnitude of this problem, the specific nutritional challenges encountered in extracorporeal blood purification patients, and the key clinical outcomes to consider. These insights would significantly enrich scientific dialogue and contribute to advancing the shared understanding of this crucial but underexplored area of intensive care.
This Special Issue of Nutrients is entitled “Fueling Recovery: Nutritional Strategies in Extracorporeal Blood Purification Strategies”.
Dr. Silvia De Rosa
Dr. Eleonora Balzani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blood purification
- organ support
- extracorporeal blood purification
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- ECCO2R
- critical care nutrition
- intensive care
- metabolism
- catabolism
- nutritional therapy
- enteral nutrition
- parenteral nutrition
- protein-energy malnutrition
- nutritional assessment
- metabolic response
- feeding protocols
- clinical outcomes
- long-term recovery
- pediatric critical care
- adult ICU
- immunonutrition
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