Nutrition delivery across hospitalisation in critically ill patients with COVID-19: An observational study of the Australian experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on nutrition delivery over the whole hospital admission in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are scarce, particularly in the Australian setting.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to describe nutrition delivery in critically ill patients admitted to Australian intensive care units (ICUs) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with a focus on post-ICU nutrition practices.

Methods

A multicentre observational study conducted at nine sites included adult patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis admitted to the ICU for >24 h and discharged to an acute ward over a 12-month recruitment period from 1 March 2020. Data were extracted on baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes. Nutrition practice data from the ICU and weekly in the post-I

SUBMITTER: Chapple LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176103 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature