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The study aims to provide a practical framework for intensivists to identify, evaluate, and manage diarrhea in the critically ill patients, emphasizing its clinical significance, diagnostic approach, and management strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review synthesizes current evidence on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors of ICU diarrhea. Life-threatening and non-life-threatening causes are discussed, including Clostridioides difficile infection, acute mesenteric ischemia, critical illness\u2013associated diarrhea, drug-induced diarrhea, and enteral nutrition\u2013related diarrhea. 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