Nutritional status of patients with COVID-19 1-y post-ICU stay: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) often experience physical complaints and poor nutritional intake, which negatively affect their nutritional status (NS). The aim of this study was to describe the NS of patients with COVID-19 1-y post-ICU stay.

Methods

This was an observational study of adult patients with COVID-19 1-y post-ICU stay. NS assessment (nutrient balance, body composition, and physical status) was performed. We examined nutritional intake and nutrition-related complaints. Nutritional requirements were determined with indirect calorimetry and body composition with bioelectrical impedance. Fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI) were calculated. Physical status was determined using handgrip strength, the 6-min walk test, a

SUBMITTER: Lakenman PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010062 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature