| A.S.P.E.N | American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition |
| BIA | Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| DGEM | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin (German Society for Nutritional Medicine) |
| EN | Enteral Nutrition |
| EN+PN | Combined Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition |
| ESICM | European Society of Intensive Care Medicine |
| ESPEN | European Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GLIM | Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| MNT | Medical Nutrition Therapy |
| MUST | Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool |
| NRS 2002 | Nutrition Risk Score 2002 |
| NUTRIC | Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill Score |
| ONS | Oral Nutritional Supplements |
| PN | Parenteral Nutrition |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RRT | Renal Replacement Therapy |
| SPN | Supplementary Parenteral Nutrition |
| SGA | Subjective Global Assessment |