Nutritional assessment of critically ill patients: validation of the modified NUTRIC score.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:In order to identify critically ill patients with high nutritional risk the modified NUTrition Risk in the Critically ill (mNUTRIC)-score was developed. This score aims to identify patients that will benefit from nutritional interventions. Few data are available on its validity. In The Netherlands, the MUST-score, a nutritional assessment tool for non-ICU patients, is commonly used in the ICU. To validate the mNUTRIC-score in Dutch ICU patients and compare its prognostic performance with the MUST-score. SUBJECTS/METHODS:A single-center retrospective cohort study among 475 mechanically ventilated patients. Prognostic performance of the mNUTRIC and MUST-scores were assessed and compared for discriminative abilities for 28-day mortality and prolonged mechanical ventilati

SUBMITTER: de Vries MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842932 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature