Risks in Management of Enteral Nutrition in Intensive Care Units: A Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a high risk of developing malnutrition, and this is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. In clinical practice, nutrition, including enteral nutrition (EN), is often not prioritized. Resulting from this, risks and safety issues for patients and healthcare professionals can emerge. The aim of this literature review, inspired by the Rapid Review Guidebook by Dobbins, 2017, was to identify risks and safety issues for patient safety in the management of EN in critically ill patients in the ICU. Three databases were used to identify studies between 2009 and 2020. We assessed 3495 studies for eligibility and included 62 in our narrative synthesis. Several risks and problems were identified: No use of clinical assessment or screeni

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823864 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature