Short Report – Medical nutrition therapy for critically ill patients with COVID-19

摘要

We read with great interest the paper from Kaiying and Hanping1 on nutrition patients hospitalized forCOVID-19 in which the authors report evidence issued by the Chinese Society of Parenteral and EnteralNutrition (CSPEN) of the Chinese Medical Association. The COVID-19 is new β-coronavirus, that cancause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), respiratory failure, multiple organ failure and death(~10%) and represents a global health challenge2,3. Medical nutritional therapy is among the mainstayof therapeutic principles and one of the core contents of comprehensive treatment measures for patientswith COVID-19.