Current clinical nutrition practices in critically ill patients in Latin America: a multinational observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition in critically ill adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a significantly elevated risk of mortality. Adequate nutrition therapy is crucial to optimise outcomes. Currently, there is a paucity of such data in Latin America. Our aims were to characterise current clinical nutrition practices in the ICU setting in Latin America and evaluate whether current practices meet caloric and protein requirements in critically ill patients receiving nutrition therapy.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective, observational study in eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, and Peru). Eligible patients were critically ill adults hospitalised in the ICU and receiving enteral nutrition

SUBMITTER: Vallejo KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389103 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature