Nutrition-impacting symptoms in survivors of critical illness: A descriptive cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral intake is the most common route of nutrition following intensive care unit (ICU) discharge; yet is associated with inadequate intake, and barriers are largely unknown. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of symptoms that may impact oral intake (termed nutrition-impacting symptoms) in ICU survivors.

Methods

A single-center descriptive cohort study quantified prevalence and severity of nutrition-impacting symptoms in ICU survivors at ICU (T1) and hospital (T2) discharge and at 1 month posthospital discharge (T3) via patient-reported questionnaires. Secondary outcomes were nutrition status (via Subjective Global Assessment) and energy and protein intakes (via 24-h recall). Data are median (IQR) or (percent).

Results

Forty-nine ICU su

SUBMITTER: Teleki BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12319494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature