Survivors of critical illness frequently suffer from physical, cognitive and mental disorders after hospital discharge, leading to increased disabilities, poor quality of life, and worse long-term outcomes.

Therefore, different interventions have been studied to mitigate these adverse outcomes, such as light sedation protocols, early mobilization, and family engagement.

Critical care nutrition is also a potential therapy that might affect relevant patient-centered outcomes apart from mortality, since physical functioning, healthcare resource utilization, and cognitive health are rated as more important to patients and family members in addition to survival.

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