Use of an Electronic Feeds Calorie Calculator in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

ABSTRACT: Strategies to improve nutritional management are associated with better outcomes in pediatric intensive care units. We implemented a calorie-based protocol that integrated an electronic feeds calculator and stepwise feeds increment algorithm.

Methods

Using a pretest-posttest design, we compared the effectiveness of the calorie-based protocol with an existing fluid-based protocol in a quality improvement project. The main outcome measure was the proportion of patients prescribed with the appropriate amount of calories (defined as 90%-110% of calculated energy requirements). Nurses were surveyed on their satisfaction with the new calorie-based protocol. We compared consecutive patients enrolled in the calorie-based protocol over 21 months with retrospective data of patients in the flu

SUBMITTER: Sng QW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7056286 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature