Easy-to-prescribe nutrition support in the intensive care in the era of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in a massive increase in the number of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). This created significant organizational challenges including numerous non-specialist ICU caregivers who came to work in the ICU. In this context, pragmatic protocols were essential to simplify nutritional care. We aimed at providing a simple and easy-to-prescribe nutritional protocol and evaluated its usefulness with questionnaires sent to physicians involved in the care of ICU COVID-19 patients.

Methods

A simplified nutrition protocol was distributed to all physicians (n = 122) of the ICU medical team during COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical dieticians estimated energy targets for acute and post-acute phases at patient's admission and suggested

SUBMITTER: de Watteville A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature