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Viner Smith E, Kouw IWK, Summers MJ, Louis R, Chapman MJ, Chapple LAS. Evaluating physiological barriers to oral intake in hospitalized patients: A secondary analysis. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2024. [PMID: 39096187 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Oral intake in hospitalized patients is frequently below estimated targets. Multiple physiological symptoms are proposed to impact oral intake, yet many have not been quantified objectively. AIM To describe the challenges of objectively measuring physiological nutrition-impacting symptoms in hospitalized patients. METHOD A secondary analysis of data from a single-center, descriptive cohort study of physiological nutrition-impacting symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and general medical patients was conducted. Demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted for patients who completed the original study and collected retrospectively for those who were screened and recruited but did not complete the original study. Reasons for patient exclusion from the original study were quantified from the screening database. Descriptive data are reported as mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or number (percentage). RESULTS ICU survivors and general medical patients were screened for inclusion in the original study between March 1 and December 23, 2021. Of the 644 patients screened, 97% did not complete the study, with 93% excluded at screening. Of the 266 ICU survivors and 398 general medical patients screened, 89% and 95% were excluded, respectively. Major exclusion criteria included the inability to follow commands or give informed consent (n = 155, 25%), the inability to consume the easy-to-chew and thin-fluid buffet meal, and imminent discharge (both, n = 120, 19%). CONCLUSION Understanding physiological factors that drive reduced oral intake in hospitalized patients is challenging. Exclusion criteria required to objectively quantify physiological nutrition-impacting symptoms significantly preclude participation and likely act as independent barriers to oral intake.
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- Elizabeth Viner Smith
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Viner Smith E, Lambell K, Tatucu-Babet OA, Ridley E, Chapple LA. Nutrition considerations for patients with persistent critical illness: A narrative review. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2024; 48:658-666. [PMID: 38520657 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Critically ill patients experience high rates of malnutrition and significant muscle loss during their intensive care unit (ICU) admission, impacting recovery. Nutrition is likely to play an important role in mitigating the development and progression of malnutrition and muscle loss observed in ICU, yet definitive clinical trials of nutrition interventions in ICU have failed to show benefit. As improvements in the quality of medical care mean that sicker patients are able to survive the initial insult, combined with an aging and increasingly comorbid population, it is anticipated that ICU length of stay will continue to increase. This review aims to discuss nutrition considerations unique to critically ill patients who have persistent critical illness, defined as an ICU stay of >10 days. A discussion of nutrition concepts relevant to patients with persistent critical illness will include energy and protein metabolism, prescription, and delivery; monitoring of nutrition at the bedside; and the role of the healthcare team in optimizing nutrition support.
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- Elizabeth Viner Smith
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Dietetics and Nutrition, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Dietetics and Nutrition, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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ApSimon M, Steel C, Johnston C, Winder B, Cohen S, Reichert H, Armstrong D. Enteral nutrition on discharge from intensive care and 30-day unplanned readmission: An exploratory, retrospective study of association. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2024; 61:15-21. [PMID: 38777427 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Individuals who survive critical illness are often malnourished with inadequate oral nutrient intake after leaving the intensive care unit (ICU). Enteral nutrition (EN) improves nutrient intake but there is limited evidence on the impact of maintaining EN after discharge from the ICU. The objective of this exploratory study was to understand the association between EN maintenance after ICU and 30-day unplanned hospital re-admission, to inform on future prospective research into the effects of post-ICU nutrition. METHODS This was a single-centre, retrospective study of ICU patients, requiring ventilation, who received EN for at least 3 days in ICU and were discharged to the ward. RESULTS 102 patients met the inclusion criteria; 45 (44.1%) maintained EN and 57 (55.9%) discontinued EN after ICU discharge; there were no significant differences in demographics or clinical measures at ICU admission. Reason for EN discontinuation was documented in 38 (66.7%) patients, with 27 (71%) discontinuing EN due to a routine ward practice of feeding tube removal. Unplanned 30-day hospital re-admission occurred in 17 (16.7%) patients overall, 5 (11.1%) in the EN group and 12 (21.1%) in the non-EN group (crude odds ratio [OR] 0.47, 95% CI 0.15, 1.45, p = 0.188). After adjusting for age, sex, BMI and length of stay, there was a persistent trend to lower re-admission rates in the EN group (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.09, 1.57, p = 0.176). CONCLUSIONS EN maintenance after ICU discharge was associated with a trend to lower 30-day unplanned hospital re-admission rates. The clinically relevant reduction of about 50% in unplanned re-admission rates in this exploratory study warrants larger, prospective studies of post-ICU nutrition strategies based on clear discontinuation criteria to optimize nutrition and evaluate patient-centred outcomes.
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- Nestlé Health Science Canada, North York, ON, Canada.
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- Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies, Inc., Katy, TX, USA
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- EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies, Inc., Katy, TX, USA
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- Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology & Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Barth I, Beumeler LFE, Nahar-van Venrooij L, van Dijk O, Buter H, Boerma EC. The effect of protein provision and exercise therapy on patient-reported and clinical outcomes in intensive care unit survivors: A systematic review. J Hum Nutr Diet 2023; 36:1727-1740. [PMID: 37211649 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors deal with long-term health problems, which negatively affect their quality of life (QoL). Nutritional and exercise intervention could prevent the decline of muscle mass and physical functioning which occurs during critical illness. Despite the growing amount of research, robust evidence is lacking. METHODS For this systematic review, Embase, PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched. The effect of protein provision (PP) or combined protein and exercise therapy (CPE) during or after ICU admission on QoL, physical functioning, muscle health, protein/energy intake and mortality was assessed compared to standard care. RESULTS Four thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven records were identified. After screening, data were extracted for 15 articles (9 randomised controlled trials and 6 non-randomised studies). Two studies reported improvements in muscle mass, of which one found higher independency in activities of daily living. No significant effect was found on QoL. Overall, protein targets were seldom met and often below recommendations. CONCLUSION Evidence for the effect of PP or CPE on patient-reported outcomes in ICU survivors is limited due to study heterogeneity and lack of high-quality studies. Future research and clinical practice should focus on adequate protein delivery with exercise interventions to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Iris Barth
- Department of Dietetics, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Data Science and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Jeroen Bosch Academy Research, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Knowledge and Information Centre, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Data Science and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- Department of Data Science and Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fischer A, Veraar C, Worf I, Tarantino S, Kiss N, Schuh C, Hiesmayr M. More Nutritional Support on the Wards after a Previous Intensive Care Unit Stay: A nutritionDay Analysis in 136,667 Patients. Nutrients 2023; 15:3545. [PMID: 37630737 PMCID: PMC10459371 DOI: 10.3390/nu15163545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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ICU (intensive care unit) patients are exposed to nutritional risks such as swallowing problems and delayed gastric emptying. A previous ICU stay may affect nutritional support upon transfer to the ward. The aim was to study the use of enteral (EN), parenteral nutrition (PN), and oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in ward patients with and without a previous ICU stay, also referred to as post- and non-ICU patients. In total, 136,667 adult patients from the nutritionDay audit 2010-2019 were included. A previous ICU stay was defined as an ICU stay during the current hospitalisation before nutritionDay. About 10% of all patients were post-ICU patients. Post-ICU patients were more frequently exposed to risk factors such as a BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, weight loss, decreased mobility, fair or poor health status, less eating and a longer hospital length of stay before nDay. Two main results were shown. First, both post- and non-ICU patients were inadequately fed: About two thirds of patients eating less than half a meal did not receive EN, PN, or ONS. Second, post-ICU patients had a 1.3 to 2.0 higher chance to receive EN, PN, or ONS compared to non-ICU patients in multivariable models, accounting for sex, age, BMI, weight change, mobility, health status, amount eaten on nutritionDay, hospital length of stay, and surgical status. Based on these results, two future goals are suggested to improve nutritional support on the ward: first, insufficient eating should trigger nutritional therapy in both post- and non-ICU patients; second, medical caregivers should not neglect nutritional support in non-ICU patients.
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- Arabella Fischer
- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Center for Medical Data Science (CeDAS), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (I.W.); (S.T.); (M.H.)
- nutritionDay Worldwide, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Medical Data Science (CeDAS), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (I.W.); (S.T.); (M.H.)
- nutritionDay Worldwide, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Health Economics, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- IT-Systems and Communications (ITSC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Center for Medical Data Science (CeDAS), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (I.W.); (S.T.); (M.H.)
- nutritionDay Worldwide, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Patsaki I, Bachou G, Sidiras G, Nanas S, Routsi C, Karatzanos E. Post Hospital Discharge Functional Recovery of Critical Illness Survivors. Systematic Review. J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures) 2023; 9:87-96. [PMID: 37593254 PMCID: PMC10429620 DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2023-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Background Millions of people face critical illnesses and need to be hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) annually worldwide. Despite the fact that survival rates of these patients have increased, they develop various cognitive, psychological and functional impairments. This study aims to investigate the significance of the recovery interventions following intensive care unit discharge, the effectiveness of the rehabilitative protocols and their possible deficits. Methods MEDLINE (PubMed) and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were searched for studies analyzing the recovery potentials post-ICU among adults, who spent at least 48 hours at the ICU. Methodological quality of the studies was assessed via PEDro Scale. Results Nine randomized controlled trials were included. These took place mainly at specialized rehabilitation gyms as well as patients home environments. Studies analyses showed that treatment group showed improvement in functional ability in relation to control group. Nevertheless, differences between two groups were not statistically significant (P<0.05). The majority of studies assessed cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular strength. Conclusions The included rehabilitation programs were determined to be effective. Although they didn't prove any statistically significant difference between groups, quality of life enhancements and stress reduction were reported. Hence, new randomized controlled trials are required in order to provide more accurate data on the potential benefits of rehabilitation strategies among post-ICU patients.
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Ergospirometry, Exercise and Rehabilitation Laboratory, 1st Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Ergospirometry, Exercise and Rehabilitation Laboratory, 1st Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Ergospirometry, Exercise and Rehabilitation Laboratory, 1st Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Ergospirometry, Exercise and Rehabilitation Laboratory, 1st Critical Care Department, Evangelismos Hospital, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Pohlenz-Saw JAE, Merriweather JL, Wandrag L. (Mal)nutrition in critical illness and beyond: a narrative review. Anaesthesia 2023; 78:770-778. [PMID: 36644786 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Close liaison with ICU-trained dietitians and early initiation of nutrition is a fundamental principle of care of critically ill patients- this should be done while monitoring closely for refeeding syndrome. Enteral nutrition delivered by volumetric pumps should be used where possible, though parenteral nutrition should be started early in patients with high nutritional risk factors. Malnutrition and loss of muscle mass are common in patients who are admitted to ICUs and are prognostic for patient-centred outcomes including complications and mortality. Obesity is part of that story, and isocaloric and high-protein provision of nutrition is important in this group of patients who comprise a growing proportion of people treated. Assessing protein stores and appropriate dosing is, however, challenging in all groups of patients. It would be beneficial to develop strategies to reduce muscle wasting as well; various strategies including amino acid supplementation, ketogenic nutrition and exercise have been trialled, but the quality of data has been inadequate to address this phenomenon. Nutritional targets are rarely achieved in practice, and all ICUs should incorporate clear guidelines to help address this. These should include local nutritional and fasting guidelines and for the management of feed intolerance, early access to post-pyloric feeding and a multidisciplinary framework to support the importance of nutritional education.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, King's College Hospital, London, UK.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Rousseau AF, Fadeur M, Colson C, Misset B. Measured Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry in Post-Intensive Care Unit Hospitalized Survivors: A Comparison with Predictive Equations. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14193981. [PMID: 36235634 PMCID: PMC9571487 DOI: 10.3390/nu14193981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Actual energy needs after a stay in intensive care units (ICUs) are unknown. The aims of this observational study were to measure the energy expenditure (mEE) of ICU survivors during their post-ICU hospitalization period, and to compare this to the estimations of predictive equations (eEE). Survivors of an ICU stay ≥ 7 days were enrolled in the general ward during the first 7 days after ICU discharge. EE was measured using the Q-NRG calorimeter in canopy mode. This measure was compared to the estimated EE using the Harris−Benedict (HB) equation multiplied by a 1.3 stress factor, the Penn−State (PS) equation or the 30 kcal weight-based (WB) equation. A total of 55 adults were included (67.3% male, age 60 (52−67) y, body mass index 26.1 (22.2−29.7) kg/m2). Indirect calorimetry was performed 4 (3−6) d after an ICU stay of 12 (7−16) d. The mEE was 1682 (1328−1975) kcal/d, corresponding to 22.9 (19.1−24.2) kcal/kg/day. The eEE values derived using HB and WB equations were significantly higher than mEE: 3048 (1805−3332) and 2220 (1890−2640) kcal/d, respectively (both p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between mEE and eEE using the PS equation: 1589 (1443−1809) kcal/d (p = 0.145). The PS equation tended to underestimate mEE with a bias of −61.88 kcal and a wide 95% limit of agreement (−717.8 to 594 kcal). Using the PS equation, agreement within 15% of the mEE was found in 32/55 (58.2%) of the patients. In the present cohort of patients who survived a prolonged ICU stay, mEE was around 22−23 kcal/kg/day. In this post-ICU hospitalization context, none of the tested equations were accurate in predicting the EE measured by indirect calorimetry.
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- Anne-Françoise Rousseau
- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-43237495
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Adequacy of Nutritional Intakes during the Year after Critical Illness: An Observational Study in a Post-ICU Follow-Up Clinic. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14183797. [PMID: 36145173 PMCID: PMC9502764 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Whether nutritional intakes in critically ill survivors after hospital discharge are adequate is unknown. The aims of this observational study were to describe the energy and protein intakes in ICU survivors attending a follow-up clinic compared to empirical targets and to explore differences in outcomes according to intake adequacy. All adult survivors who attended the follow-up clinic at 1, 3 and 12 months (M1, M3, M12) after a stay in our intensive care unit (ICU) ≥ 7 days were recruited. Average energy and protein intakes over the 7 days before the face-to-face consultation were quantified by a dietician using food anamnesis. Self-reported intakes were compared empirically to targets for healthy people (FAO/WHO/UNU equations), for critically ill patients (25 kcal/kg/day and 1.3 g protein/kg/day). They were also compared to targets that are supposed to fit post-ICU patients (35 kcal/kg/day and 1.5 g protein/kg/day). Blood prealbumin level and handgrip strength were also measured at each timepoint. A total of 206 patients were analyzed (49, 97 and 60 at the M1, M3 and M12, respectively). At M1, M3 and M12, energy intakes were 73.2 [63.3–86.3]%, 79.3 [69.3–89.3]% and 82.7 [70.6–93.7]% of healthy targets (p = 0.074), respectively. Protein intakes were below 0.8 g/kg/day in 18/49 (36.7%), 25/97 (25.8%) and 8/60 (13.3%) of the patients at M1, M3 and M12, respectively (p = 0.018), and the protein intakes were 67.9 [46.5–95.8]%, 68.5 [48.8–99.3]% and 71.7 [44.9–95.1]% of the post-ICU targets (p = 0.138), respectively. Prealbumin concentrations and handgrip strength were similar in patients with either inadequate energy intakes or inadequate protein intakes, respectively. In our post-ICU cohort, up to one year after discharge, energy and protein intakes were below the targets that are supposed to fit ICU survivors in recovery phase.
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Moisey LL, Merriweather JL, Drover JW. The role of nutrition rehabilitation in the recovery of survivors of critical illness: underrecognized and underappreciated. Crit Care 2022; 26:270. [PMID: 36076215 PMCID: PMC9461151 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractMany survivors of critical illness face significant physical and psychological disability following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). They are often malnourished, a condition associated with poor outcomes, and nutrition remains problematic particularly in the early phases of ICU recovery. Yet nutrition rehabilitation, the process of restoring or optimizing nutritional status following illness, is seldom prioritized, possibly because it is an underrecognized and underappreciated area in critical care rehabilitation and research. To date, 16 original studies have been published where one of the objectives includes measurement of indices relating to nutritional status (e.g., nutrition intake or factors impacting nutrition intake) in ICU survivors. The primary aim of this narrative review is to provide a comprehensive summary of key themes arising from these studies which form the basis of our current understanding of nutritional recovery and rehabilitation in ICU survivors. ICU survivors face a multitude of barriers in achieving optimal nutrition that are of physiological (e.g., poor appetite and early satiety), functional (e.g., dysphagia, reduced ability to feed independently), and psychological (e.g., low mood, body dysmorphia) origins. Organizational-related barriers such as inappropriate feeding times and meal interruptions frequently impact an ICU survivor’s ability to eat. Healthcare providers working on wards frequently lack knowledge of the specific needs of recovering critically ill patients which can negatively impact post-ICU nutrition care. Unsurprisingly, nutrition intake is largely inadequate following ICU discharge, with the largest deficits occurring in those who have had enteral nutrition prematurely discontinued and rely on an oral diet as their only source of nutrition. With consideration to themes arising from this review, pragmatic strategies to improve nutrition rehabilitation are explored and directions for future research in the field of post-ICU nutrition recovery and rehabilitation are discussed. Given the interplay between nutrition and physical and psychological health, it is imperative that enhancing the nutritional status of an ICU survivor is considered when developing multidisciplinary rehabilitation strategies. It must also be recognized that dietitians are experts in the field of nutrition and should be included in stakeholder meetings that aim to enhance ICU rehabilitation strategies and improve outcomes for survivors of critical illness.
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Latif J, Elizabeth Weekes C, Julian A, Frost G, Murphy J, Abigail Tronco-Hernandez Y, Hickson M. Strategies to ensure continuity of nutritional care in patients with COVID-19 infection on discharge from hospital: A rapid review. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 47:106-116. [PMID: 35063190 PMCID: PMC8603263 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background & aims The risk of malnutrition in people with COVID-19 is high; prevalence is reported as 37% in general medical inpatients, 53% in elderly inpatients and 67% in ICU. Thus, nutrition is a crucial element of assessment and treatment. This rapid review aimed to evaluate what evidence is available to inform evidence-based decision making on the nutritional care of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 infection. Methods Cochrane Rapid Reviews guidance was followed; the protocol was registered (CRD42020208448). Studies were selected that included patients with COVID-19, pneumonia, respiratory distress syndrome and acute respiratory failure, in hospital or the community, and which examined nutritional support. All types of studies were eligible for inclusion except non-systematic reviews, commentaries, editorials and single case studies. Six electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, CINAHL and MedRxiv. Results Twenty-six articles on COVID-19 were retrieved, including 11 observational studies, five guidelines and 10 opinion articles. Seven further articles on pneumonia included three RCTs, one unblinded trial, three observational studies, and one systematic review on rehabilitation post-ICU admission for respiratory illness. The evidence from these articles is presented narratively and used to guide the nutritional and dietetic care process. Conclusions Older patients with COVID-19 infection are at risk of malnutrition and addressing this may be important in recovery. The use of nutritional management strategies applicable to other acute conditions are recommended. However, traditional screening and implementation techniques need to be modified to ensure infection control measures can be maintained. The most effective nutritional interventions require further research and more detailed guidance on nutritional management post-discharge to support long-term recovery is needed.
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Amon JN, Ferguson C, Tatucu-Babet OA, Romero L, Hodgson CL, Ridley EJ. Barriers and facilitators to oral nutrition intake in hospitalised adult patients following critical illness: A scoping review protocol. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 47:399-404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vollam S, Gustafson O, Young JD, Attwood B, Keating L, Watkinson P. Problems in care and avoidability of death after discharge from intensive care: a multi-centre retrospective case record review study. Crit Care 2021; 25:10. [PMID: 33407702 PMCID: PMC7789328 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Over 138,000 patients are discharged to hospital wards from intensive care units (ICUs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland annually. More than 8000 die before leaving hospital. In hospital-wide populations, 6.7-18% of deaths have some degree of avoidability. For patients discharged from ICU, neither the proportion of avoidable deaths nor the reasons underlying avoidability have been determined. We undertook a retrospective case record review within the REFLECT study, examining how post-ICU ward care might be improved. METHODS A multi-centre retrospective case record review of 300 consecutive post-ICU in-hospital deaths, between January 2015 and March 2018, in 3 English hospitals. Trained multi-professional researchers assessed the degree to which each death was avoidable and determined care problems using the established Structured Judgement Review method. RESULTS Agreement between reviewers was good (weighted Kappa 0.77, 95% CI 0.64-0.88). Discharge from an ICU for end-of-life care occurred in 50/300 patients. Of the remaining 250 patients, death was probably avoidable in 20 (8%, 95% CI 5.0-12.1) and had some degree of avoidability in 65 (26%, 95% CI 20.7-31.9). Common problems included out-of-hours discharge from ICU (168/250, 67.2%), suboptimal rehabilitation (167/241, 69.3%), absent nutritional planning (76/185, 41.1%) and incomplete sepsis management (50/150, 33.3%). CONCLUSIONS The proportion of deaths in hospital with some degree of avoidability is higher in patients discharged from an ICU than reported in hospital-wide populations. Extrapolating our findings suggests around 550 probably avoidable deaths occur annually in hospital following ICU discharge in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This avoidability occurs in an elderly frail population with complex needs that current strategies struggle to meet. Problems in post-ICU care are rectifiable but multi-disciplinary. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN14658054.
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- Sarah Vollam
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Level 6, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK.
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- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
- Therapies Clinical Service Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Level 6, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Level 6, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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Morton K, Darlington ASE, Marino LV. Protocol for a multicentre longitudinal mixed-methods study: feeding and survivorship outcomes in previously healthy young paediatric Intensive care survivors (the PIES Study). BMJ Open 2020; 10:e041234. [PMID: 33273049 PMCID: PMC7716671 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION An admission to paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is associated with multiple physical and environmental stressors, often involving many negative and painful oral experiences. Evidence from children with complex medical conditions suggests that feeding difficulties post-PICU stay are common, causing significant parental anxiety. Adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivor studies suggest feeding issues lasting up to 3 months post-discharge from ICU. There is, however, a paucity of evidence regarding feeding outcomes for previously healthy children following a PICU admission and whether painful oral experiences during an admission contribute to feeding difficulties post-discharge, negatively impacting on parental/caregiver anxiety. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This longitudinal mixed-methods study will explore the impact of feeding difficulties, identifying any clinical risk factors during the first 6 months of PICU discharge in previously healthy young children (≤4 years). Parents/caregivers of children will be asked to complete questionnaires relating to: feeding difficulties, parental/caregiver stress, and child and parental/caregivers' feeding behaviours at the point of PICU discharge, 1, 3 and 6 months post-discharge. Parents/caregivers will be invited to participate in qualitative semistructured interviews at 3 and 6 months post-PICU discharge exploring parental/caregiver experiences of feeding their child after PICU. Statistical analysis of the survey data will consist of descriptive and inferential statistics, plus qualitative analysis of any free text comments using thematic analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study will provide an insight and increase our understanding of the prevalence of feeding difficulties in previously healthy children admitted to PICU and parental/caregiver experiences. Multiple methods will be used to ensure that the findings are effectively disseminated to service users, clinicians, policy and academic audiences. The study has full ethical approval from the National Health Service Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 20/YH/0160) and full governance clearance.
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- Kathryn Morton
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Department of Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Chapple LAS, Fetterplace K, Asrani V, Burrell A, Cheng AC, Collins P, Doola R, Ferrie S, Marshall AP, Ridley EJ. Nutrition management for critically and acutely unwell hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Australia and New Zealand. Nutr Diet 2020; 77:426-436. [PMID: 32945085 PMCID: PMC7537302 DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) results from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). The clinical features and subsequent medical treatment, combined with the impact of a global pandemic, require specific nutritional therapy in hospitalised adults. This document aims to provide Australian and New Zealand clinicians with guidance on managing critically and acutely unwell adult patients hospitalised with COVID‐19. These recommendations were developed using expert consensus, incorporating the documented clinical signs and metabolic processes associated with COVID‐19, the literature from other respiratory illnesses, in particular acute respiratory distress syndrome, and published guidelines for medical management of COVID‐19 and general nutrition and intensive care. Patients hospitalised with COVID‐19 are likely to have preexisting comorbidities, and the ensuing inflammatory response may result in increased metabolic demands, protein catabolism, and poor glycaemic control. Common medical interventions, including deep sedation, early mechanical ventilation, fluid restriction, and management in the prone position, may exacerbate gastrointestinal dysfunction and affect nutritional intake. Nutrition care should be tailored to pandemic capacity, with early gastric feeding commenced using an algorithm to provide nutrition for the first 5–7 days in lower‐nutritional‐risk patients and individualised care for high‐nutritional‐risk patients where capacity allows. Indirect calorimetry should be avoided owing to potential aerosol exposure and therefore infection risk to healthcare providers. Use of a volume‐controlled, higher‐protein enteral formula and gastric residual volume monitoring should be initiated. Careful monitoring, particularly after intensive care unit stay, is required to ensure appropriate nutrition delivery to prevent muscle deconditioning and aid recovery. The infectious nature of SARS‐CoV‐2 and the expected high volume of patient admissions will require contingency planning to optimise staffing resources including upskilling, ensure adequate nutrition supplies, facilitate remote consultations, and optimise food service management. These guidelines provide recommendations on how to manage the aforementioned aspects when providing nutrition support to patients during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic.
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- Lee-Anne S Chapple
- Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.,Surgical and Translational Research (STaR) Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Patient-Centred Health Services, Menzies Health Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Dietetics Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery and Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Gold Coast Health, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Nutrition Department, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Rougier L, Preiser JC, Fadeur M, Verbrugge AM, Paquot N, Ledoux D, Misset B, Rousseau AF. Nutrition During Critical Care: An Audit on Actual Energy and Protein Intakes. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2020; 45:951-960. [PMID: 32776591 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Oral nutrition is delivered frequently in intensive care units (ICUs) but rarely studied. The primary objective of this study was to quantify nutrition intakes in patients exclusively orally fed (OF) and in those receiving medical nutrition solutions or both. METHODS Adults who stayed in a mixed ICU for ≥3 days were studied. Nutrition deficits were calculated as the difference between estimated energy or protein targets (determined by weight-based formulas) and actual intakes (recorded on a daily basis by nurses). Total volumes of enteral or parenteral nutrition solutions, propofol, and glucose infused over 24 hours were collected and energy and protein amounts were calculated. In OF patients, food intake at each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) was estimated using the "one-quarter portion" method. RESULTS Among the 289 included patients aged 67 (57-75.5) years, 253 were fed and received, on average, 14.3 (7.8-19) kcal/kg/d and 0.53 (0.27-0.8) g/kg/d protein. In OF patients (n = 126), intakes were 9.7 (5.8-19) kcal/kg/d and 0.35 (0.17-0.57) g/kg/d protein. In the subset of OF patients with ICU stay ≥ 7 days (n = 37), respectively, 51% and 94% never received ≥80% of their energy and protein targets. CONCLUSION Nutrition intakes were lower by oral feeding compared with other exclusive or combined medical nutrition. Compared with the prescribed amounts, the deficit was larger for proteins than for energy.
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- Loïc Rougier
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,Department of Intensive Care and Burn Centre, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care and Burn Centre, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,Department of Intensive Care and Burn Centre, University Hospital, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Moisey LL, Pikul J, Keller H, Yeung CYE, Rahman A, Heyland DK, Mourtzakis M. Adequacy of Protein and Energy Intake in Critically Ill Adults Following Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation Is Dependent on Route of Nutrition Delivery. Nutr Clin Pract 2020; 36:201-212. [PMID: 32717141 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies examining nutrition intake of critically ill patients following liberation from mechanical ventilation (LMV) are scarce. The objectives of this prospective, observational feasibility study were to quantify and assess protein and energy intake in hospitalized, critically ill patients following LMV, to determine barriers to optimal intake, and to report on the feasibility of recruiting and retaining patients into this study. METHODS Adult patients requiring MV for >72 hours in a medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU) were recruited. Protein and energy intakes were quantified up to 14 days following LMV. Patients also identified barriers to eating. RESULTS Nineteen patients (mean age, 60 years [SD, 12 years]) were studied over 125 days. Over all study days, the median amounts of protein and energy consumed in comparison with amounts prescribed by dietitians were 46% (interquartile range [IQR], 26-100) and 71% (IQR, 38-100), respectively. When stratified by route of nutrition delivery, on days (n = 54) when patients consumed an oral diet as the sole nutrition source, median amounts of protein and energy consumed in comparison with those prescribed were only 27% (IQR, 15-41) and 47% (IQR, 29-66), respectively. The most frequently reported barriers to eating were poor appetite, early satiety, and taste changes. CONCLUSIONS Protein and calorie intake is below prescribed amounts for patients whose enteral nutrition is discontinued and an oral diet prescribed as sole nutrition source following LMV. Acceptable strategies to enhance nutrition intake in post-ICU patients during the recovery stages of critical illness are needed.
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- Lesley L Moisey
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.,Clinical Nutrition Services, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Gastroenterology, St. Joseph's Healthcare Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.,Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Nutrition management for critically and acutely unwell hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Australia and New Zealand. Aust Crit Care 2020; 33:399-406. [PMID: 32682671 PMCID: PMC7330567 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) results from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The clinical features and subsequent medical treatment, combined with the impact of a global pandemic, require specific nutritional therapy in hospitalised adults. This document aims to provide Australian and New Zealand clinicians with guidance on managing critically and acutely unwell adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19. These recommendations were developed using expert consensus, incorporating the documented clinical signs and metabolic processes associated with COVID-19, the literature from other respiratory illnesses, in particular acute respiratory distress syndrome, and published guidelines for medical management of COVID-19 and general nutrition and intensive care. Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are likely to have preexisting comorbidities, and the ensuing inflammatory response may result in increased metabolic demands, protein catabolism, and poor glycaemic control. Common medical interventions, including deep sedation, early mechanical ventilation, fluid restriction, and management in the prone position, may exacerbate gastrointestinal dysfunction and affect nutritional intake. Nutrition care should be tailored to pandemic capacity, with early gastric feeding commenced using an algorithm to provide nutrition for the first 5–7 days in lower-nutritional-risk patients and individualised care for high-nutritional-risk patients where capacity allows. Indirect calorimetry should be avoided owing to potential aerosole exposure and therefore infection risk to healthcare providers. Use of a volume-controlled, higher-protein enteral formula and gastric residual volume monitoring should be initiated. Careful monitoring, particularly after intensive care unit stay, is required to ensure appropriate nutrition delivery to prevent muscle deconditioning and aid recovery. The infectious nature of SARS-CoV-2 and the expected high volume of patient admissions will require contingency planning to optimise staffing resources including upskilling, ensure adequate nutrition supplies, facilitate remote consultations, and optimise food service management. These guidelines provide recommendations on how to manage the aforementioned aspects when providing nutrition support to patients during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The care of critically ill patients has evolved over recent years, resulting in significant reductions in mortality in developed countries; sometimes with prolonged issues with recovery. Nutrition research has focused on the early, acute period of critical illness, until more recently, where the post-ICU hospitalization period in critical care survivors has become a focus for nutrition rehabilitation. In this period, nutrition rehabilitation may be a vital component of recovery. RECENT FINDINGS Overall, oral nutrition is the most common mode of nutrition provision in the post-ICU period. Compared with oral intake alone, calorie and protein requirements can be better met with the addition of oral supplements and/or enteral nutrition to oral intake. However, calorie and protein intake remains below predicted targets in the post-ICU hospitalization period. Achieving nutrition targets are complex and multifactorial, but can primarily be grouped into three main areas: patient factors; clinician factors; and system factors. SUMMARY A nutrition intervention in the post-ICU hospitalization period may provide an opportunity to improve survival and functional recovery. However, there are multiple barriers to the delivery of calculated nutrition requirements in this period, a limited understanding of how this can be improved and how this translates into clinical benefit.
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- Emma J Ridley
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
- Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide
- Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide
- Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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Lambell KJ, Tatucu-Babet OA, Chapple LA, Gantner D, Ridley EJ. Nutrition therapy in critical illness: a review of the literature for clinicians. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:35. [PMID: 32019607 PMCID: PMC6998073 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-2739-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nutrition therapy during critical illness has been a focus of recent research, with a rapid increase in publications accompanied by two updated international clinical guidelines. However, the translation of evidence into practice is challenging due to the continually evolving, often conflicting trial findings and guideline recommendations. This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis and interpretation of the adult critical care nutrition literature, with a particular focus on continuing practice gaps and areas with new data, to assist clinicians in making practical, yet evidence-based decisions regarding nutrition management during the different stages of critical illness.
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- Kate J Lambell
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 555 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. .,Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia. .,Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 555 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.,Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 555 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 555 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Nutrition Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Wittholz K, Fetterplace K, Clode M, George ES, MacIsaac CM, Judson R, Presneill JJ, Deane AM. Measuring nutrition-related outcomes in a cohort of multi-trauma patients following intensive care unit discharge. J Hum Nutr Diet 2019; 33:414-422. [PMID: 31788891 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Functional recovery is an important outcome for those who survive critical illness. The present study aimed to assess nutrition provision and nutrition-related outcomes in a multi-trauma cohort following intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. METHODS The present study investigated a prospective cohort of patients discharged from an ICU, who had been admitted because of major trauma and required mechanical ventilation for at least 48 h. Nutrition-related outcomes, including body weight, quadriceps muscle layer thickness (QMLT), handgrip strength and subjective global assessment, were recorded on ICU discharge, days 5-7 post-ICU discharge and then weekly until hospital discharge. Nutrition intake was recorded for 5 days post-ICU discharge. Unless otherwise stated, data are presented as the mean (SD). RESULTS Twenty-eight patients [75% males, 55 (22.5) years] were included. Intake met 64% (28%) of estimated energy and 72% (32%) of protein requirements over the 5 days post-ICU discharge, which was similar to over the ICU admission. From ICU admission to hospital discharge, the mean reduction in weight was 4.2 kg (95% confidence interval = 2.2-6.3, P < 0.001) and after ICU discharge, the mean reduction in weight and QMLT was 2.6 kg (95% confidence interval = 1.0-4.2, P = 0.004) and 0.23 cm (95% confidence interval = 0.06-0.4, P = 0.01), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Patients received less energy and protein than estimated requirements after ICU discharge. Weight loss and reduction in QMLT also occurred during this period.
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- K Wittholz
- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Trauma, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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van Zanten ARH, De Waele E, Wischmeyer PE. Nutrition therapy and critical illness: practical guidance for the ICU, post-ICU, and long-term convalescence phases. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:368. [PMID: 31752979 PMCID: PMC6873712 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2657-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although mortality due to critical illness has fallen over decades, the number of patients with long-term functional disabilities has increased, leading to impaired quality of life and significant healthcare costs. As an essential part of the multimodal interventions available to improve outcome of critical illness, optimal nutrition therapy should be provided during critical illness, after ICU discharge, and following hospital discharge. METHODS This narrative review summarizes the latest scientific insights and guidelines on ICU nutrition delivery. Practical guidance is given to provide optimal nutrition therapy during the three phases of the patient journey. RESULTS Based on recent literature and guidelines, gradual progression to caloric and protein targets during the initial phase of ICU stay is recommended. After this phase, full caloric dose can be provided, preferably based on indirect calorimetry. Phosphate should be monitored to detect refeeding hypophosphatemia, and when occurring, caloric restriction should be instituted. For proteins, at least 1.3 g of proteins/kg/day should be targeted after the initial phase. During the chronic ICU phase, and after ICU discharge, higher protein/caloric targets should be provided preferably combined with exercise. After ICU discharge, achieving protein targets is more difficult than reaching caloric goals, in particular after removal of the feeding tube. After hospital discharge, probably very high-dose protein and calorie feeding for prolonged duration is necessary to optimize the outcome. High-protein oral nutrition supplements are likely essential in this period. Several pharmacological options are available to combine with nutrition therapy to enhance the anabolic response and stimulate muscle protein synthesis. CONCLUSIONS During and after ICU care, optimal nutrition therapy is essential to improve the long-term outcome to reduce the likelihood of the patient to becoming a "victim" of critical illness. Frequently, nutrition targets are not achieved in any phase of recovery. Personalized nutrition therapy, while respecting different targets during the phases of the patient journey after critical illness, should be prescribed and monitored.
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- Intensive Care Unit, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Nutrition, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Ridley EJ, Parke RL, Davies AR, Bailey M, Hodgson C, Deane AM, McGuinness S, Cooper DJ. What Happens to Nutrition Intake in the Post-Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization Period? An Observational Cohort Study in Critically Ill Adults. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2018; 43:88-95. [PMID: 29924393 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is currently known about nutrition intake and energy requirements in the post-intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization period in critically ill patients. We aimed to describe energy and protein intake, and determine the feasibility of measuring energy expenditure during the post-ICU hospitalization period in critically ill adults. METHODS This is a nested cohort study within a randomized controlled trial in critically ill patients. After discharge from ICU, energy and protein intake was quantified periodically and indirect calorimetry attempted. Data are presented as n (%), mean (SD), and median (interquartile range [IQR]). RESULTS Thirty-two patients were studied in the post-ICU hospitalization period, and 12 had indirect calorimetry. Mean age and BMI was 56 (18) years and 30 (8) kg/m2 , respectively, 75% were male, and the median estimated energy and protein requirement were 2000 [1650-2550] kcal and 112 [84-129] g, respectively. Oral nutrition either alone (n = 124 days, 55%) or in combination with enteral nutrition (n = 96 days, 42%) was the predominant mode. Over 227 total days in the post-ICU hospitalization period, a median [IQR] of 1238 [869-1813] kcal and 60 [35-89.5] g of protein was received from nutrition therapy. In the 12 patients who had indirect calorimetry, the median measured daily energy requirement was 1982 [1843-2345] kcal and daily energy deficit was -95 [-1050 to 347] kcal compared with the measured energy requirement. CONCLUSIONS Energy and protein intake in the post-ICU hospitalization period was less than estimated and measured energy requirements. Oral nutrition provided alone was the most common mode of nutrition therapy.
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- Emma J Ridley
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Nutrition Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Appetite during the recovery phase of critical illness: a cohort study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2018; 72:986-992. [PMID: 29773846 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-018-0181-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Reduced appetite is a recognised physiological symptom in survivors of critical illness. While reduced appetite has been reported by patients after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, quantification using visual analogue scales (VAS) has not been previously performed, and follow-up duration has been limited. We aimed to describe appetite scores in ICU survivors during the first 3 months after ICU discharge and explore association with systemic inflammation. SUBJECTS/METHODS Secondary analysis of data collected in a complex rehabilitation intervention trial (RECOVER). A subgroup of 193 patients provided specific consent for inclusion in the blood sampling sub-study during consent for the main study. We studied appetite using a VAS; serum C-reactive protein (CRP); interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 (IL-1β and IL-6); and hand-grip strength. RESULTS Median (interquartile range) score on 0-10 appetite VAS was 4.3 (2.0-6.5) 1 week after ICU discharge, improving to 7.1 (4.6-8.9) by 3 months (mean difference 1.7 (0.9-2.4), p < 0.01). Number of days spent in an acute hospital following an intensive care stay was associated with poorer appetite scores (p = 0.03). CRP concentration and appetite were significantly associated at 1 week after ICU discharge (p = 0.01), but not at 3 months after ICU discharge (p = 0.67). CONCLUSIONS ICU survivors experience reduced appetite during the acute recovery phase of critical illness that could impact on nutritional recovery and this was associated with CRP concentration 1 week after ICU discharge.
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Ridley EJ, Peake SL, Jarvis M, Deane AM, Lange K, Davies AR, Chapman M, Heyland D. Nutrition Therapy in Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Units: An International Comparison Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2018; 42:1349-1357. [DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Emma J. Ridley
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Victoria Australia
- Nutrition Department; Alfred Health; Melbourne Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Victoria Australia
- Department of Intensive Care; The Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Woodville South Australia Australia
- School of Medicine; University of Adelaide; South Australia Australia
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- School of Medicine; University of Adelaide; South Australia Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital; Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Victoria Australia
- Intensive Care Unit; The Royal Melbourne Hospital; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Centre for Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health; Discipline of Medicine; University of Adelaide; South Australia Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Victoria Australia
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- School of Medicine; University of Adelaide; South Australia Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital; Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Centre for Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health; Discipline of Medicine; University of Adelaide; South Australia Australia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine; Kingston General Hospital; Queen's University; Ontario Canada
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Jarden RJ, Sutton-Smith L, Boulton C. Oral intake evaluation in patients following critical illness: an ICU cohort study. Nurs Crit Care 2018; 23:179-185. [PMID: 29659093 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Timely and adequate nutrition improves health outcomes for the critically ill patient. Despite clinical guidelines recommending early oral nutrition, survivors of critical illness experience significant nutritional deficits. This cohort study evaluates the oral nutrition intake in intensive care unit (ICU) patients who have experienced recent critical illness. The oral nutrition intake of a convenience sample of ICU patients post-critical illness was observed during a 1-month period. Data pertaining to both the amount of oral nutrition intake and factors impacting optimal oral nutrition intake were collected and analysed. Inadequate oral intake was identified in 62% of the 79 patients assessed (n = 49). This was noted early in the ICU stay, around day 1-2, for most of the patients. A significant proportion (25%) of patients remained in the hospital with poor oral intake that persisted beyond ICU day 5. Unsurprisingly, these were the patients who had longer ICU stays. Critical illness weakness was a factor in the assessment of poor oral intake. To conclude, patients who have experienced critical illness also experience suboptimal oral nutrition. The three key factors that were identified as impacting optimal oral nutrition were early removal of nasogastric tubes, critical illness weakness and poor appetite post-critical illness. Seven key recommendations are made based on this cohort study. These recommendations are related to patient assessment, monitoring, documentation and future guidelines. Future research opportunities are highlighted, including the investigation of strategies to improve the transition of patients' post-critical illness to oral nutrition.
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- Rebecca J Jarden
- Department of Nursing, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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- Intensive Care Unit, Intensive Care Services, Wellington Regional Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.,Graduate School of Nursing Midwifery & Health (GSNMH), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Wellington Regional Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
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Chapple LS, Deane AM, Lange K, Kranz AJ, Williams LT, Chapman MJ. Weekend days are not required to accurately measure oral intake in hospitalised patients. J Hum Nutr Diet 2016; 30:378-384. [PMID: 27709690 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition studies in patients admitted to hospital frequently disregard oral intake because measurement is time-intensive and logistically challenging. In free-living populations, weighed food records (WFR) are the gold-standard and are conducted on weekend and weekdays to capture variations in intake, although this may not translate during hospitalisation. The present study aimed to determine whether oral intake differs between weekends and weekdays in hospitalised patients. METHODS For adult patients initially admitted to the intensive therapy unit with a moderate-severe head injury over a 12-month period, WFR were conducted each week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout hospitalisation. Meal components were weighed before and after consumption, and energy and protein intakes were calculated using specialised software. Data are reported as the mean (SD). Differences were assessed using paired t-tests and agreement using Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS Thirty-two patients had WFR collected on 220 days, 68% (n = 149) on weekdays and 32% (n = 71) on weekends. Overall, daily intakes were 5.72 (3.67) MJ [1367 (877) kcal] and 62 (40) g protein. There were no differences in intake across all days (P = 0.937 energy, P = 0.797 protein), nor between weekdays and weekends, in weeks 1-3 of oral intake (all P > 0.1). Limits of agreement between mean intakes across days were wide for energy [range -11.20 to 9.55 MJ (-2680 to 2283 kcal)] and protein (range -125 to 110 g). CONCLUSIONS Grouped energy and protein intakes from WFR in hospitalised patients are similar on weekdays and weekends, although large intra-patient variations occur. Future quantification of oral intake during hospitalisation should include as many days as feasible, although not necessarily weekend days, to reflect true intake.
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- L S Chapple
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Level 4, Emergency Services Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Level 4, Emergency Services Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Marshall AP, Wake E, Weisbrodt L, Dhaliwal R, Spencer A, Heyland DK. A multi-faceted, family-centred nutrition intervention to optimise nutrition intake of critically ill patients: The OPTICS feasibility study. Aust Crit Care 2015; 29:68-76. [PMID: 26603213 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Critically ill patients are at risk of developing malnutrition which contributes to functional decline and hospital re-admission. Strategies to promote nutritional intake have had a modest effect on protein-calorie intake. None have addressed the recovery trajectory of critical illness or incorporated family as advocates. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a family-centred intervention designed to optimise nutrition during and following recovery from critical illness. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Two Australian adult intensive care units. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 49 patients and their families was recruited. Patients ≥18 years of age anticipated to require mechanical ventilation for at least 2 days were eligible, provided their family visited regularly and were able to communicate in English. Health care professionals including doctors (n=4), nurses (n=20) and dietitians (n=2) also participated. METHODS Demographic data were obtained from participants. Recruitment and retention informed study feasibility. Individual and group interviews informed participant views on the acceptability, perception of and experience with the intervention. Inductive analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. RESULTS 187 (15.8%) patients met the eligibility criteria; 49 patients and 51 family members consented to participate for a 20.3% consent failure rate. We interviewed 33 (67.3%) family members and 13 (43.4%) patients, all of whom considered the intervention acceptable and who would participate in a similar intervention again, given the opportunity. Inductive analysis of qualitative data from all participants identified three themes: variability in in-hospital nutrition support, families as advocates for optimal nutrition, and partnering with health care providers. CONCLUSION We described a feasible and acceptable family centred intervention that may be effective in promoting nutrition intake in critically ill patients. Further research is required to examine contextual factors impacting implementation of family-centred interventions, particularly those that involve active family participation and advocacy.
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- Andrea P Marshall
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Nursing, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University and Gold Coast Health, Australia; Gold Coast Health, 1 Hospital Dr., Southport, QLD 4215, Australia.
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- Gold Coast Health, 1 Hospital Dr., Southport, QLD 4215, Australia.
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- Gold Coast Health, 1 Hospital Dr., Southport, QLD 4215, Australia.
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Suite 5-416, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7; Queen's University, 99 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.
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Massanet PL, Petit L, Louart B, Corne P, Richard C, Preiser JC. Nutrition rehabilitation in the intensive care unit. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2015; 39:391-400. [PMID: 25587007 DOI: 10.1177/0148607114567901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The maintenance of homeostasis after severe injury requires the restoration of the physiological regulation of food intake. A wide array of functional alterations can hinder the intake of adequate amounts of nutrients to support the recovery from critical illness. These alterations encompass changes in the preprandial phase, reflected by a loss of appetite; changes in the prandial phase, yielding swallowing disorders; and changes in the postprandial phase, including impairments of gastric emptying, gut motility, and satiety. This tutorial aims to review these often overlooked features and to suggest recommendations for the nutrition rehabilitation of the critically ill.
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- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Pellegrin University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Nimes University Hospital, Nimes, France
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- Clinical Dietitian Department, Gui De Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France
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Merriweather JL, Salisbury LG, Walsh TS, Smith P. Nutritional care after critical illness: a qualitative study of patients' experiences. J Hum Nutr Diet 2014; 29:127-36. [PMID: 25522771 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present qualitative study aimed to explore the factors influencing nutritional recovery in patients after critical illness and to develop a model of care to improve current management of nutrition for this patient group. METHODS Patients were recruited into the study on discharge from a general intensive care unit (ICU) of a large teaching hospital in central Scotland. Semi-structured interviews were carried out after discharge from the ICU, weekly for the duration of their ward stay, and at 3 months post ICU discharge. Observations of ward practice were undertaken thrice weekly for the duration of the ward stay. RESULTS Seventeen patients were recruited into the study and, using a grounded theory approach, 'inter-related system breakdowns during the nutritional recovery process' emerged as the overarching core category that influenced patients' experiences of eating after critical illness. This encompassed the categories, 'experiencing a dysfunctional body', 'experiencing socio-cultural changes in relation to eating' and 'encountering nutritional care delivery failures'. CONCLUSIONS The findings from the present study provide a unique contribution to knowledge by offering important insights into patients' experiences of eating after critical illness. The study has identified numerous nutritional problems and raises questions about the efficacy of current nutritional management in this patient group. Adopting a more individualised approach to nutritional care could ameliorate the nutritional issues experienced by post ICU patients. This will be evaluated in future work.
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- J L Merriweather
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Langley-Evans S, King CR. Assessment of nutritional status in clinical settings. J Hum Nutr Diet 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S. Langley-Evans
- School of Biosciences; Division of Nutritional Sciences; Sutton Bonington Campus Loughborough UK
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Langley-Evans S, King CR. Editorial: Assessment of nutritional status in clinical settings. J Clin Nurs 2014; 23:299-300. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Simon Langley-Evans
- Division of Nutritional Sciences; School of Biosciences; Sutton Bonington Campus; Loughborough UK
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Keller HH, Vesnaver E, Davidson B, Allard J, Laporte M, Bernier P, Payette H, Jeejeebhoy K, Duerksen D, Gramlich L. Providing quality nutrition care in acute care hospitals: perspectives of nutrition care personnel. J Hum Nutr Diet 2013; 27:192-202. [DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Canadian Nutrition Society; Toronto ON Canada
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- University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
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- Vitalité Health Network; Campbellton NB Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital; Montreal QC Canada
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- University of Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- St Boniface General Hospital; Winnipeg MB Canada
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- Royal Alexandra Hospital; Edmonton AB Canada
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