該雜志發表了關于急性疾病中具有代謝和營養意義的因素，以及與營養管理有關的饑餓、損傷和敗血癥的代謝反應特征的原始文章和綜述論文。它還出版與新技術的發展及其在危重病人護理方面的應用有關的科學著作。

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.