Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nutritional Risk Screening System 2002 (NRS-2002) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional status of patients with COVID-19 can affect the recovery process of patients; however, no nutritional scale was introduced to evaluate the nutritional status of the patients. Thus, the main objective of this study was to examine the usefulness of Nutritional status-2002 (NRS-2002) among COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Material and methods

In this cross-sectional study, 73 patients with definitive corona diagnosis admitted to the ICUs of Al-Zahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran in October 2020 to January 2021 were recruited. Dietary intake, NRS-2002, demographic, anthropometric and biochemical indices of patients were recorded.

Results

The majority of patients were at risk for moderate (69.9%) to severe (12.3%) malnutrition.

SUBMITTER: Alikiaii B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646661 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature