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Nutrition2026;149113244.September 1, 2026Journal Article

Nutrition provision across acute hospitalization in adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A prospective multicenter observational, registry-embedded study.

Clare E Ferguson1, Oana A Tatucu-Babet1, Michael Bailey2, Aidan Burrell3, Arne Diehl3, Suzie Ferrie4, John F Fraser5, Alisa M Higgins6, Kate J Lambell7, Priya Nair8, Ibolya Nyulasi9, Eldho Paul10, Carol L Hodgson11, Emma J Ridley12,
1Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Dietetics and Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
3Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
4Department of Nutrition and Dietetic, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
5Critical Care Research Group, Adult Intensive Care Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Northside Medical School, University of Queensland, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
6Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, New South Wales, Australia.
7Dietetics and Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Nutrition and Dietetics, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia.
8Intensive Care Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
9Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
10Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
11Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Division of Clinical Trial and Cohort Studies, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, New South Wales, Australia; Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
12Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Dietetics and Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: emma.ridley@monash.edu.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are considered nutritionally vulnerable, with previous studies focussed on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission alone. We aimed to address this gap by describing nutrition provision and practices during the ICU and post-ICU ward admission in adults who received ECMO. METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted a…

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