Effect of a nutritional support protocol on enteral nutrition and clinical outcomes of critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enteral nutrition (EN) supply within 48 hours after intensive care unit (ICU) admission improves clinical outcomes. The "new ICU evaluation & development of nutritional support protocol (NICE-NST)" was introduced in an ICU of tertiary academic hospital. This study showed that early EN through protocolized nutritional support would supply more nutrition to improve clinical outcomes.

Methods

This study screened 170 patients and 62 patients were finally enrolled; patients who were supplied nutrition without the protocol were classified as the control group (n=40), while those who were supplied according to the protocol were classified as the test group (n=22).

Results

In the test group, EN started significantly earlier (3.7±0.4 days vs. 2.4±0.5 days, P=0.010).

SUBMITTER: Park H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9475161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature