Síndrome de realimentação em pacientes hospitalizados: série de casos e revisão da literatura

Refeeding syndrome (RS) is an underdiagnosed complication of nutrologicaltherapy in which multiple systems can be affected, including cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, musculoskeletal, and neurological. Some key features are fluid overload, decrease in serum electrolyte levels mainly the ones with intracellular predominance (phosphorus, magnesium and potassium), altered glucose metabolism (hyperglycemia) and vitamin and trace element deficiency. The aim of this manuscriptis to conduct a brief report of four cases and review the literature correlating it with the cases described