该杂志发表了关于急性疾病中具有代谢和营养意义的因素，以及与营养管理有关的饥饿、损伤和败血症的代谢反应特征的原始文章和综述论文。它还出版与新技术的发展及其在危重病人护理方面的应用有关的科学著作。
The journal publishes original articles and review papers on those factors in acute disease which have metabolic and nutritional implications, and on those features of the metabolic responses to starvation, injury and sepsis which have relevance to nutritional management. It also publishes scientific work related to the development of new techniques and their application to the care of the critically ill patient.