Feeding, Rehabilitation, Endocrinology & Metabolism

Nutrition – Course & Fellowships

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The Green Nutrition ICU Project

It aims to make ICU nutrition safer and more sustainable by extending
the hang time of enteral and parenteral feeding systems beyond 24 hours without increasing contamination risk.
Prof. Dr Arthur R.H. van Zanten

The Critical Care Nutrition Multinational Registry (ACUTE)

ACUTE is a multinational registry designed to prospectively collect dand evalute nutrition practices on Intensive Care Units (ICU) worldwide, which is endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). ICUs interested in participating in this registry are encouraged to complete a site registration form. Each participating ICU is expected to enroll a minimum of 20 patients over one year and can be part of following research projects.
Carina Güttler, Christian Stoppe

GUTPHOS

A prospective multicentre study designed to validate the Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Score (GIDS) and to investigate dysphosphatemia during the first week of ICU stay. Endorsed by ESICM, received the ESICM–Fresenius Kabi grant.
Prof. Annika Reintam Blas, Prof. Dr Arthur R.H. van Zanten MD PhD

Planed Research Surveys
1.) When to Start Feeding in Critical Illness
2.) Protein Dose, Targets, and Outcomes
3.) Metabolic Monitoring Through Phases
4.) Hormonal Assessment and Nutritional Implications
5.) Integrations to Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition
6.) Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Management

• Kouw IWK, Melchers M, Mändul M, Arabi YM, Casaer MP, Cotoia A, Gunst J, Malbrain MLNG, Schaller SJ, Starkopf J, Sundström Rehal M, Reintam Blaser A, van Zanten ARH. Prospective multicenter study to validate the gastrointestinal dysfunction score (GIDS) in intensive care 2024 Oct;63:702-708. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.023. Epub 2024 Jul 26. PMID: 39069258.
• Melchers M, Kouw IWK, Arabi YM, Casaer MP, Cotoia A, Gunst J, Malbrain MLNG, Schaller SJ, Starkopf J, Rehal MS, Blaser AR, van Zanten ARH. Prospective multicenter study to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and management of phosphate disorders in intensive care patients: Study protocol for part B of the international GUTPHOS study. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Oct;63:681-687. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.07.024. Epub 2024 Jul 26. PMID: 39069259.
• Bachmann KF, Jenkins B, Asrani V, Bear DE, Bolondi G, Boraso S, Casaer MP, Chang Z, Coopersmith CM, Cotoia A, Davies T, De Man A, Elke G, Gundogan K, Gunst J, Kvolik S, Laube M, Lindner M, Lopez-Delgado JC, Loudet C, Matsa R, Pardo E, Piva S, Puthucheary Z, Rice TW, Ruiz-Santana S, Schaller SJ, Starkopf J, Stoppe C, Van Zanten A, Reintam Blaser A. Core outcome set of daily monitoring of gastrointestinal function in adult critically ill patients: a modified Delphi consensus process (COSMOGI). Crit Care. 2024 Dec 18;28(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-05192-8. PMID: 39695807; PMCID: PMC11654350.
• Reintam Blaser A, Cotoia A, Berger MM, Padar M, Arabi YM, Casaer MP, Gunst J, Kouw IWK, Malbrain MLNG, Schaller SJ, Starkopf J, Sundström Rehal M, van Zanten ARH, Bachmann KF; GUTPHOS study sites and investigators. How to define parenteral nutrition. Crit Care. 2024 Nov 19;28(1):372. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-05153-1. PMID: 39563392; PMCID: PMC11577738.
• de Man AME, Stoppe C, Koekkoek KWAC, Briassoulis G, Subasinghe LSDP, Cobilinschi C, Deane AM, Manzanares W, Grințescu I, Mirea L, Roshdy A, Cotoia A, Bear DE, Boraso S, Fraipont V, Christopher KB, Casaer MP, Gunst J, Pantet O, Elhadi M, Bolondi G, Forceville X, Angstwurm MWA, Gurjar M, Biondi R, van Zanten ARH, Berger MM; ESICM/FREM MN group. What do we know about micronutrients in critically ill patients? A narrative review. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2025 Jan;49(1):33-58. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2700. Epub 2024 Nov 18. PMID: 39555865; PMCID: PMC11717498.

• Title of the project: High protein dosing to accelerate liberation from continuous kidney replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a randomized clinical trial.
  Salvatore Lucio CUTULI – Fall 2025
• Title of the project: Role of inflammatory markers and response to energy and protein dose in critically ill patients, a pilot, proof-of-concept, prospective observational study.
  Zheng Yii Lee – Fall 2025
• Doctoral Network grant under the Marie Curie HORIZON EU programme (BIOMICRO). This prestigious proposal focuses on micronutrient research, involves 13 PhD candidates with the overall aim to advance the diagnosis of micronutrient status in critically ill patients.
  Angelique de Man, C. Stoppe, A.R.H. van Zanten, K. Koekkoek, A. Cotoia, I.W.K. Kouw, M.M. Berger. K. Christopher – ongoing
• ESICM Honorary Membership Awards : Dr. Danni Bear
• ESICM Honorary Membership Awards : Prof. Dr. Yaseen Arabi