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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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Wittholz K, Bongetti AJ, Fetterplace K, Caldow MK, Karahalios A, De Souza DP, Elahee Doomun SN, Rooyackers O, Koopman R, Lynch GS, Ali Abdelhamid Y, Deane AM. Plasma beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate availability after enteral administration during critical illness after trauma: An exploratory study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2024; 48:421-428. [PMID: 38522007 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2622] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND During critical illness skeletal muscle wasting occurs rapidly. Although beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) is a potential treatment to attenuate this process, the plasma appearance and muscle concentration is uncertain. METHODS This was an exploratory study nested within a blinded, parallel group, randomized clinical trial in which critically ill patients after trauma received enteral HMB (3 g daily) or placebo. Plasma samples were collected at 0, 60, and 180 min after study supplement administration on day 1. Needle biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were collected (baseline and day 7 of the HMB treatment intervention period). An external standard curve was used to calculate HMB concentrations in plasma and muscle. RESULTS Data were available for 16 participants (male n = 12 (75%), median [interquartile range] age 50 [29-58] years) who received placebo and 18 participants (male n = 14 (78%), age 49 [34-55] years) who received HMB. Plasma HMB concentrations were similar at baseline but increased after HMB (T = 60 min: placebo 0.60 [0.44-1.31] µM; intervention 51.65 [22.76-64.72] µM). Paired muscle biopsies were collected from 11 participants (placebo n = 7, HMB n = 4). Muscle HMB concentrations were similar at baseline between groups (2.35 [2.17-2.95]; 2.07 [1.78-2.31] µM). For participants in the intervention group who had the repeat biopsy within 4 h of HMB administration, concentrations were greater (7.2 and 12.3 µM) than those who had the repeat biopsy >4 h after HMB (2.7 and 2.1 µM). CONCLUSION In this exploratory study, enteral HMB administration increased plasma HMB availability. The small sample size limits interpretation of the muscle HMB findings.
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- Kym Wittholz
- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Centre for Muscle Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Centre for Muscle Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Centre for Muscle Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Centre for Muscle Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Zhang F, Chen Z, Xue DD, Zhang R, Cheng Y. Barriers and facilitators to offering post-intensive care follow-up services from the perspective of critical care professionals: A qualitative study. Nurs Crit Care 2023. [PMID: 38146140 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.13002] [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: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Various programmes and models for post-intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up services have been developed worldwide. In China, post-ICU follow-up remains in the exploratory stage and little is known regarding the appropriate form and challenges of implementation, which need to be further explored. AIM This study aimed to explore and describe the barriers to and facilitators of post-ICU follow-up services from the perspective of critical care professionals. DESIGN This was a descriptive qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 health care workers whose units had offered ICU survivors different forms of follow-up services; the data were analysed by qualitative content analysis during August 2022 and December 2022. SETTING The study was conducted at 14 ICUs in 11 tertiary hospitals in Shanghai, China. FINDINGS Seventeen subthemes were extracted as barriers and facilitators in the follow-up of ICU survivors. In the initiating process, the barriers included the restriction of decision-making rights and scope of practice, indifferent attitude towards survivors and repeated work. The facilitators included admitted significance, the needs of ICU survivors, the conscientiousness of professionals and the pioneers and leadership support. In the implementation process, lack of confidence, lack of cooperation in medical consortium, distrusted relationships, restrictions of medical insurance, ageing problems and insufficient human resources acted as barriers, whereas lessons learned, positive feedback and digital support served as facilitators. Furthermore, recommendations and tips were identified for offering follow-up services. CONCLUSION Medical personnel can better utilize available resources and develop strategies to overcome constraints by gaining insights into the abovementioned barriers and facilitators. The findings of this study can provide a useful reference for structured and systematic follow-ups to ameliorate post-intensive care syndrome in low- and middle-income countries. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Publicity and educational measures play a crucial role in enhancing the awareness of survivors and the consensus of health care professionals from medical consortium regarding impairments after critical care. Leadership and policy support can address numerous obstacles to guiding follow-up services.
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- Feng Zhang
- Intensive Care Unit, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Intensive Care Unit, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Nursing Department, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Jameson TSO, Caldow MK, Stephens F, Denehy L, Lynch GS, Koopman R, Krajcova A, Urban T, Berney S, Duska F, Puthucheary Z. Inflammation and altered metabolism impede efficacy of functional electrical stimulation in critically ill patients. Crit Care 2023; 27:428. [PMID: 37932834 PMCID: PMC10629203 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04664-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Critically ill patients suffer from acute muscle wasting, which is associated with significant physical functional impairment. We describe data from nested muscle biopsy studies from two trials of functional electrical stimulation (FES) that did not shown improvements in physical function. METHODS Primary cohort: single-centre randomized controlled trial. Additional healthy volunteer data from patients undergoing elective hip arthroplasty. Validation cohort: Four-centre randomized controlled trial. INTERVENTION FES cycling for 60-90min/day. ANALYSES Skeletal muscle mRNA expression of 223 genes underwent hierarchal clustering for targeted analysis and validation. RESULTS Positively enriched pathways between healthy volunteers and ICU participants were "stress response", "response to stimuli" and "protein metabolism", in keeping with published data. Positively enriched pathways between admission and day 7 ICU participants were "FOXO-mediated transcription" (admission = 0.48 ± 0.94, day 7 = - 0.47 ± 1.04 mean log2 fold change; P = 0.042), "Fatty acid metabolism" (admission = 0.50 ± 0.67, day 7 = 0.07 ± 1.65 mean log2 fold change; P = 0.042) and "Interleukin-1 processing" (admission = 0.88 ± 0.50, day 7 = 0.97 ± 0.76 mean log2 fold change; P = 0.054). Muscle mRNA expression of UCP3 (P = 0.030) and DGKD (P = 0.040) decreased in both cohorts with no between group differences. Changes in IL-18 were not observed in the validation cohort (P = 0.268). Targeted analyses related to intramuscular mitochondrial substrate oxidation, fatty acid oxidation and intramuscular inflammation showed PPARγ-C1α; (P < 0.001), SLC25A20 (P = 0.017) and UCP3 (P < 0.001) decreased between admission and day 7 in both arms. LPIN-1 (P < 0.001) and SPT1 (P = 0.044) decreased between admission and day 7. IL-18 (P = 0.011) and TNFRSF12A (P = 0.009) increased in both arms between admission and day 7. IL-1β (P = 0.007), its receptor IL-1R1 (P = 0.005) and IL-6R (P = 0.001) decreased in both arms between admission and day 7. No between group differences were seen in any of these (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Intramuscular inflammation and altered substrate utilization are persistent in skeletal muscle during first week of critical illness and are not improved by the application of Functional Electrical Stimulation-assisted exercise. Future trials of exercise to prevent muscle wasting and physical impairment are unlikely to be successful unless these processes are addressed by other means than exercise alone.
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- T S O Jameson
- Nutritional Physiology Group, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Nutritional Physiology Group, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, FNKV University Hospital, Srobarova 50, 10034, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, FNKV University Hospital, Srobarova 50, 10034, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Physiotherapy Division of Allied, Health Austin Health, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, FNKV University Hospital, Srobarova 50, 10034, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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Wittholz K, Fetterplace K, Karahalios A, Ali Abdelhamid Y, Beach L, Read D, Koopman R, Presneill JJ, Deane AM. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate supplementation and functional outcomes in multitrauma patients: A pilot randomized controlled trial. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2023; 47:983-992. [PMID: 37357015 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) is a nutrition supplement that may attenuate muscle wasting from critical illness. This trial aimed to determine feasibility of administering a blinded nutrition supplement in the intensive care unit (ICU) and continuing it after ICU discharge. METHODS Single-center, parallel-group, blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized feasibility trial. After traumatic injury necessitating admission to ICU, participants were randomized to receive an enteral study supplement of 3 g of HMB (intervention) or placebo daily for 28 days or until hospital discharge. Primary outcome was feasibility of administering the study supplement, quantified as protocol adherence. Secondary outcomes included change in quadriceps muscle thickness, measured weekly until day 28 or hospital discharge by using ultrasound and analyzed by using a linear mixed model. RESULTS Fifty randomized participants (intervention, n = 26; placebo, n = 24) showed comparable baseline characteristics. Participants received 862 (84.3%) of the 1022 prescribed supplements during hospitalization with 543 (62.8%) delivered via an enteral feeding tube. The median (IQR) number of study supplements successfully administered per participant was 19.5 (13.0-24.0) in the intervention group and 16.5 (8.5-23.5) in the placebo group. Marked loss of quadriceps muscle thickness occurred in both groups, with the point estimate favoring attenuated muscle loss with the intervention, albeit with wide CIs (mean intervention difference after 28 days, 0.26 cm [95% CI, -0.13 to 0.64]). CONCLUSION A blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial of daily enteral HMB supplementation for up to 28 days in hospital is feasible. Any effect of HMB supplementation to attenuate muscle wasting after traumatic injury remains uncertain.
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- Kym Wittholz
- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Center of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Physiotherapy), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Trauma and General Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Center for Muscle Research, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Jubina LE, Locke A, Fedder KR, Slone SA, Soper MK, Kalema AG, Montgomery-Yates AA, Mayer KP. Nutrition in the intensive care unit and early recovery influence functional outcomes for survivors of critical illness: A prospective cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2023; 47:888-895. [PMID: 37345259 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2538] [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: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients who are critically ill may receive suboptimal nutrition that leads to weight loss and increased risk of functional deficits. METHODS Our overarching hypothesis is that nutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the early recovery phase associates with functional outcomes at short-term follow-up. We enrolled adult patients who attended the University of Kentucky ICU recovery clinic (ICU-RC) from November 2021 to June 2022. Patients participated in muscle and functional assessments. Nutrition intake and status during the ICU stay were analyzed. The Subjective Global Assessment and a nutrition questionnaire were used to identify changes in intake, ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms, and patient's access to food at the ICU-RC appointment. RESULTS Forty-one patients enrolled with a median hospital length of stay (LOS) of 23 days. Patients with 0 days of nil per os (NPO) status throughout hospitalization had a shorter LOS (P = 0.05), were able to complete the five times sit-to-stand test (P = 0.02), and were less likely to experience ICU-acquired weakness (P = 0.04) at short-term follow-up compared with patients with ≥1 day of NPO status. Twenty (48%) patients reported changes in nutrition intake in early recovery compared with before hospitalization. Eight (20%) patients reported symptoms leading to decreased intake and four (10%) reported access to food as a barrier to intake. CONCLUSION Barriers to nutrition exist during critical illness and persist after discharge, with almost half of patients reporting a change in intake. Inpatient nutrition intake is associated with functional outcomes and warrants further exploration.
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- Lindsey E Jubina
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, Office of Research, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, Office of Research, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, Office of Research, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Wischmeyer PE, Bear DE, Berger MM, De Waele E, Gunst J, McClave SA, Prado CM, Puthucheary Z, Ridley EJ, Van den Berghe G, van Zanten ARH. Personalized nutrition therapy in critical care: 10 expert recommendations. Crit Care 2023; 27:261. [PMID: 37403125 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04539-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Personalization of ICU nutrition is essential to future of critical care. Recommendations from American/European guidelines and practice suggestions incorporating recent literature are presented. Low-dose enteral nutrition (EN) or parenteral nutrition (PN) can be started within 48 h of admission. While EN is preferred route of delivery, new data highlight PN can be given safely without increased risk; thus, when early EN is not feasible, provision of isocaloric PN is effective and results in similar outcomes. Indirect calorimetry (IC) measurement of energy expenditure (EE) is recommended by both European/American guidelines after stabilization post-ICU admission. Below-measured EE (~ 70%) targets should be used during early phase and increased to match EE later in stay. Low-dose protein delivery can be used early (~ D1-2) (< 0.8 g/kg/d) and progressed to ≥ 1.2 g/kg/d as patients stabilize, with consideration of avoiding higher protein in unstable patients and in acute kidney injury not on CRRT. Intermittent-feeding schedules hold promise for further research. Clinicians must be aware of delivered energy/protein and what percentage of targets delivered nutrition represents. Computerized nutrition monitoring systems/platforms have become widely available. In patients at risk of micronutrient/vitamin losses (i.e., CRRT), evaluation of micronutrient levels should be considered post-ICU days 5-7 with repletion of deficiencies where indicated. In future, we hope use of muscle monitors such as ultrasound, CT scan, and/or BIA will be utilized to assess nutrition risk and monitor response to nutrition. Use of specialized anabolic nutrients such as HMB, creatine, and leucine to improve strength/muscle mass is promising in other populations and deserves future study. In post-ICU setting, continued use of IC measurement and other muscle measures should be considered to guide nutrition. Research on using rehabilitation interventions such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to guide post-ICU exercise/rehabilitation prescription and using anabolic agents such as testosterone/oxandrolone to promote post-ICU recovery is needed.
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- Paul E Wischmeyer
- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3094 Mail # 41, 2301 Erwin Road, 5692 HAFS, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Departments of Nutrition and Dietetics and Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Faculty of Biology & Medicine, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3, 553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Dietetics and Nutrition, Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Wageningen University & Research, Ede, The Netherlands
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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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Nutritional status of patients with COVID-19 one year post-ICU stay: a prospective observational study. Nutrition 2023; 111:112025. [PMID: 37116406 PMCID: PMC10010062 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Objective Patients discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often suffer from physical complaints and poor nutritional intake, which negatively affect nutritional status (NS). Our aim was to describe NS of patients with COVID-19 one year post-ICU stay. Research Methods & Procedures Observational study of adult patients with COVID-19 one year post-ICU. NS assessment (nutrient balance, body composition and physical status) was performed. Nutritional intake and nutrition-related complaints were examined. Nutritional requirements were determined with indirect calorimetry and body composition with bio-electrical impedance. Fat-free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI) were calculated. Physical status was determined with handgrip strength (HGS), 6-minute walk test, and 1-minute sit to stand test (1MSTST). Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests were used for analysis. Results We included 48 patients (73% male; median age 60 years [IQR 52;65]). Median weight loss during ICU stay was 13%. One year post-ICU 12% weight was regained. Median BMI was 26 kg/m2 and 23% was obese (BMI>30 kg/m2 and high FMI). Of the patients, 50% had high FMI and 19% had low FFMI. Median reported nutritional intake was 90% of measured resting energy expenditure. Nutrition-related complaints were seen in 16%. Percentages of normal values reached in physical tests were 92% of HGS, 95% of 6 minute walking distance and 79% of 1MSTST. Conclusion(s) Despite almost fully regained weight and good physical recovery in adult patients one year post-ICU stay, NS remained impaired due to elevated FMI, even though reported nutritional intake was below the estimated requirements.
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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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Boelens YF, Strookappe B, Vasse E, Mensink M, van Zanten AR. The effect of an intervention of porcine protein versus maltodextrin supplement on CONvalescence of FUnCtional outcomes after IcU Stay (CONFUCIUS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled, single-center, double-blind trial. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 52:86-93. [PMID: 36513490 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) frequently suffer from ICU-acquired weakness because of immobilization and massive inflammation-induced muscle mass loss. Consequently, rehospitalization, reduced quality of life (QoL), increased disabilities, and higher post-ICU mortality is observed. Exercise rehabilitation and optimal nutrition, particularly protein intake, are pivotal to regaining muscle mass and function. Studies have shown that protein requirements in the post-ICU phase are often unmet. Furthermore, protein supplementation in other patient groups has shown beneficial effects. However, a study on protein supplementation during the post-ICU period is lacking. This study aims to investigate the effect of a six-week intervention of daily porcine protein supplementation versus an isocaloric control (maltodextrin) on functional outcomes in the post-ICU period in patients with moderately severe ICU-acquired weakness. METHODS 72 post-ICU patients with moderately severe ICU-acquired weakness of Hospital Gelderse Vallei will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group (36 per arm). The intervention group receives a porcine protein supplement twice a day. The control group receives a maltodextrin supplement twice a day. The intervention starts on the first day in the general ward and lasts 42 days (6 weeks). The primary outcome is the between-group difference in physical function at hospital discharge (t;=2), the end of the intervention (t;=3, day 42), and the 3-month follow-up (t;=4) expressed as a composite score consisting of handgrip strength, muscle strength leg, muscle strength arm and exercise capacity. Secondary outcomes encompass physical function, QoL, Activity of daily living (ADL), and plasma amino acids concentrations. Lastly, ICU readmission after ICU discharge, hospital readmission after hospital discharge, and overall survival status will be considered. Linear mixed models will be used to test the treatment effect for the primary and secondary outcome measures. DISCUSSION This trial will be the first to investigate porcine protein supplementation compared with carbohydrate supplementation in the post-ICU period aiming to improve functional outcomes of ICU survivors with moderately severe ICU-acquired weakness. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. Number: NCT05405764.
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- Yente Fn Boelens
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716 RP Ede, the Netherlands; Wageningen University & Research, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Stippenweg 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716 RP Ede, the Netherlands; Department of Physiotherapy, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetic, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716 RP Ede, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen University & Research, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Stippenweg 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716 RP Ede, the Netherlands; Wageningen University & Research, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Stippenweg 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Karpasiti T, Bear DE. The importance of nutrition to morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2022; 76:103365. [PMID: 36529585 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Terpsichori Karpasiti
- Department of Dietetics, Rehab & Therapies Division, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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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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Prospective observational cohort study of reached protein and energy targets in general wards during the post-intensive care period: The PROSPECT-I study. Clin Nutr 2022; 41:2124-2134. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Performance of NUTRIC score to predict 28-day mortality in critically ill patients after replacing APACHE II with SAPS 3. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270455. [PMID: 35776696 PMCID: PMC9249235 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objectives The Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (NUTRIC) score has been advocated as a screening tool for nutrition risk assessment in critically ill patients. It was developed and validated to predict 28-day mortality using Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score as one of its components. However, nowadays the Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 (SAPS 3) demonstrates better performance. We aimed to test the performance of NUTRIC score in predicting 28-day mortality after replacement of APACHE II by SAPS 3, and the interaction between nutrition adequacy and mortality. Methods Adult patients who received nutrition therapy and remained >3 days in intensive care unit were retrospectively evaluated. In order to replace APACHE II component, we used ranges of SAPS 3 with similar predicted mortality. Discrimination between these tools in predicting 28-day mortality was assessed using the ROC curve, calibration was evaluated with calibration belt, and correlation with intraclass correlation. The relationship between nutritional adequacy and mortality was assessed in a subgroup with available data. Results 542 patients were analyzed (median age of 78 years old, 73.4% admitted for non-surgical reasons and 28-day mortality was 18.1%). Mortality prediction discrimination did not differ between tools (p>0.05), but showed a good agreement (intraclass correlation 0.86) with good calibration. In the subgroup analysis for nutritional adequacy (n = 99), no association with mortality was observed. Conclusion Performance of NUTRIC score with SAPS 3 is similar to the original tool. Therefore, it might be used in settings where APACHE II is not available.
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Enteral Nutrition: Based on the Combination of Nutrison Fibre and TPF-DM with A Marine Biological-Based Active Polysaccharide Preparation. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:6213716. [PMID: 35813412 PMCID: PMC9262530 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6213716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Good nutrition is essential for human growth, wound healing, and spiritual vitality. However, some individuals are unable to eat or experience gastrointestinal problems such as severe diarrhea, vomiting, gastric retention, and even gastrointestinal bleeding for a variety of causes. Therefore, it has important clinical significance to provide patients with required nutrients and maintain the integrity of the body’s tissues and organs through enteral nutrition. Based on this, this work uses a dual carrier of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to carry marine biopolysaccharides combined with sodium alginate (PSS) and successfully obtains the intestinal tract based on marine bioactive polysaccharides. Nutritional oral biological preparations (PSS-PLA/PVA) also cooperate with enteral nutritional suspension (diabetes) (TPF-DM) and Nutrison fibre to provide enteral nutritional support for critically ill patients. PSS-PLA/PVA has been shown in clinical studies to increase the effect of enteral nutrition support, the function of intestinal T lymphatic tissue, and the ability to control immunological function, indicating that it is worthy of further clinical development.
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Bear DE, Merriweather JL. Nutrition in postacute rehabilitation of COVID-19 survivors. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2022; 25:154-158. [PMID: 35125387 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are at high nutrition risk and a significant number are likely to require ongoing nutrition rehabilitation. Here, we summarise guideline recommendations for nutritional rehabilitation in postacute COVID-19 infection, outline the rationale for nutrition rehabilitation for survivors of postacute COVID-19 in patients admitted to both the hospital ward and intensive care unit and discuss current evidence for interventions. RECENT FINDINGS Several guidelines exist outlining recommendations for nutrition care in hospital, critical care and the community setting. All have common themes pertaining to the importance of nutrition screening, nutrition assessment, appropriate choice of intervention and continuity of care across settings. While a plethora of data exists highlighting the high nutrition risk and prevalence of malnutrition in this population, minimal interventional studies have been published. SUMMARY Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are at high nutrition risk. Future studies should focus on nutrition interventions for the rehabilitation period and determine whether nutrition needs differ between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 survivors.
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- Danielle E Bear
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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- Critical Care Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Nutrition and Dietetic Department Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Usher Institute, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Lu SY, Otero TMN, Yeh DD, Canales C, Elsayes A, Belcher DM, Quraishi SA. The association of macronutrient deficit with functional status at discharge from the intensive care unit: a retrospective study from a single-center critical illness registry. Eur J Clin Nutr 2022; 76:551-556. [PMID: 34462556 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-01001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition is often thought to influence outcomes in critically ill patients. However, the relationship between macronutrient delivery and functional status is not well characterized. Our goal was to investigate whether caloric or protein deficit over the course of critical illness is associated with functional status at the time of intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of surgical ICU patients at a teaching hospital in Boston, MA. To investigate the association of caloric or protein deficit with Functional Status Score for the ICU (FSS-ICU), we constructed linear regression models, controlling for age, sex, race, body mass index, Nutritional Risk in the Critically Ill score, and ICU length of stay. We then dichotomized caloric as well as protein deficit, and performed logistic regressions to investigate their association with functional status, controlling for the same variables. RESULTS Linear regression models (n = 976) demonstrated a caloric deficit of 238 kcal (237.88; 95%CI 75.13-400.63) or a protein deficit of 14 g (14.23; 95%CI 4.46-24.00) was associated with each unit decrement in FSS-ICU. Logistic regression models demonstrated a 6% likelihood (1.06; 95%CI 1.01-1.14) of caloric deficit ≥6000 vs. <6000 kcal and an 8% likelihood (1.08; 95%CI 1.01-1.15) of protein deficit ≥300 vs. <300 g with each unit decrement in FSS-ICU. CONCLUSION In our cohort of patients, macronutrient deficit over the course of critical illness was associated with worse functional status at discharge. Future studies are needed to determine whether optimized macronutrient delivery can improve outcomes in ICU survivors.
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- Shu Y Lu
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of California David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02111, USA.
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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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Wittholz K, Fetterplace K, Ali Abdelhamid Y, Presneill JJ, Beach L, Thomson B, Read D, Koopman R, Deane AM. β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation and functional outcomes in multi-trauma patients: a study protocol for a pilot randomised clinical trial (BOOST trial). Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:21. [PMID: 35101139 PMCID: PMC8802472 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-00990-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background There are no therapies proven to diminish the muscle wasting that occurs in patients after major trauma who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) is a nutrition intervention that may attenuate muscle loss and, thereby, improve recovery. The primary aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a blinded randomised clinical trial of HMB supplementation to patients after major trauma who are admitted to the ICU. Secondary aims are to establish estimates for the impact of HMB when compared to placebo on muscle mass and nutrition-related patient outcomes. Methods This prospective, single-centre, blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, feasibility trial with allocation concealment will recruit 50 participants over 18 months. After informed consent, participants will be randomised [1:1] to receive either the intervention (three grams of HMB dissolved in either 150 ml of orange juice for those allowed oral intake or 150 ml of water for those being enterally fed) or placebo (150 ml of orange juice for those allowed oral intake or 150 ml of water for those being enterally fed). The intervention will be commenced in ICU, continued after ICU discharge and ceased at hospital discharge or day 28 post randomisation, whichever occurs first. The primary outcome is the feasibility of administering the intervention. Secondary outcomes include change in muscle thickness using ultrasound and other nutritional and patient-centred outcomes. Discussion This study aims to determine the feasibility of administering HMB to critically ill multi-trauma patients throughout ICU admission until hospital discharge. Results will inform design of a larger randomised clinical trial. Trial registration The protocol is registered with Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) ANZCTR: 12620001305910. UTN: U1111-1259-5534.
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Whitehead J, Summers MJ, Louis R, Weinel LM, Lange K, Dunn B, Chapman MJ, Chapple LAS. Assessment of physiological barriers to nutrition following critical illness. Clin Nutr 2021; 41:11-20. [PMID: 34861624 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Nutrition may be important for recovery from critical illness. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a key barrier to nutrition delivery in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and metabolic rate is elevated exacerbating nutritional deficits. Whether these factors persist following ICU discharge is unknown. We assessed whether delayed gastric emptying (GE) and impaired glucose absorption persist post-ICU discharge. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted in mechanically ventilated adults at 3 time-points: in ICU (V1); on the post-ICU ward (V2); and 3-months after ICU discharge (V3); and compared to age-matched healthy volunteers. On each visit, all participants received a test-meal containing 100 ml of 1 kcal/ml liquid nutrient, labelled with 0.1 g 13C-octanoic acid and 3 g 3-O-Methyl-glucose (3-OMG), and breath and blood samples were collected over 240min to quantify GE (gastric emptying coefficient (GEC)), and glucose absorption (3-OMG concentration; area under the curve (AUC)). Data are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) and differences shown with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS Twenty-six critically ill patients completed V1 (M:F 20:6; 62.0 ± 2.9 y; BMI 29.8 ± 1.2 kg/m2; APACHE II 19.7 ± 1.9), 15 completed V2 and eight completed V3; and were compared to 10 healthy volunteers (M:F 6:4; 60.5 ± 7.5 y; BMI 26.0 ± 1.0 kg/m2). GE was significantly slower on V1 compared to health (GEC difference: -0.96 (95%CI -1.61, -0.31); and compared to V2 (-0.73 (-1.16, -0.31) and V3 (-1.03 (-1.47, -0.59). GE at V2 and V3 were not different to that in health (V2: -0.23 (-0.61, 0.14); V3: 0.10 (-0.27, 0.46)). GEC: V1: 2.64 ± 0.19; V2: 3.37 ± 0.12; V3: 3.67 ± 0.10; health: 3.60 ± 0.13. Glucose absorption (3-OMG AUC0-240) was impaired on V1 compared to V2 (-37.9 (-64.2, -11.6)), and faster on V3 than in health (21.8 (0.14, 43.4) but absorption at V2 and V3 did not differ from health. Intestinal glucose absorption: V1: 63.8 ± 10.4; V2: 101.7 ± 7.0; V3: 111.9 ± 9.7; health: 90.7 ± 3.8. CONCLUSION This study suggests that delayed GE and impaired intestinal glucose absorption recovers rapidly post-ICU. This requires further confirmation in a larger population. The REINSTATE trial was prospectively registered at www.anzctr.org.au. TRIAL ID ACTRN12618000370202.
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- James Whitehead
- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- 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, Australia
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- 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, Australia
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- 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, Australia
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- 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, Australia
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- 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, Australia
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- 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, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- 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, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Badjatia N, Ryan A, Choi HA, Parikh GY, Jiang X, Day AG, Heyland DK. Relationship Between Nutrition Intake and Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Results From the International Nutritional Survey. J Intensive Care Med 2021; 36:1141-1148. [PMID: 34519558 DOI: 10.1177/0885066620966957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND A previous study suggested an association between low caloric intake(CI), negative nitrogen balance, and poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH). Objective of this multinational, multicenter study was to investigate whether clinical outcomes vary by protein intake(PI) or CI in SAH patients adjusting for the nutritional risk as judged by the modified NUTrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) score. METHODS The International Nutrition Survey(INS) 2007-2014 was utilized to describe the characteristics, outcomes and nutrition use. A subgroup of patients from 2013 and 2014(when NUTRIC score was captured) examined the association between CI and PI and time to discharge alive(TTDA) from hospital using Cox regression models, adjusting for nutrition risk classified by the mNUTRIC score as low(0-4) or high(5-9). RESULTS There were 489 SAH patients(57% female with a mean ± SD age 57.5 ± 13.9 years, BMI of 25.9 ± 5.3 kg/m2 and APACHE-2 score 19.4 ± 7.0. Majority(85%) received enteral nutrition(EN) only, with a time to initiation of EN of 35.4 ± 35.2 hours. 64% had EN interrupted. Patients received a CI of 14.6 ± 7.1 calories/kg/day and PI 0.7 ± 0.3 grams/kg/day corresponding to 59% and 55% of total prescribed CI and PI respectively. In the 2013 and 2014 subgroup there were 226 SAH patients with a mNUTRIC score of 3.4 ± 1.8. Increased CI and PI were associated with faster TTDA among high mNUTRIC patients(HR per 20% of prescription received = 1.34[95% CI,1.03 -1.76] for CI and 1.44[1.07 -1.93] for PI), but not low mNUTRIC patients(CI: HR = 0.95[0.77 -1.16] PI:0.95[0.78 -1.16]). CONCLUSIONS Results from this multicenter study found that SAH patients received under 60% of their prescribed CI and PI. Further, achieving greater CI and PI in hi risk SAH patients was associated with improved TTDA. mNUTRIC serves to identify SAH patients that benefit most from artificial nutrition and efforts to optimize protein and caloric delivery in this subpopulation should be maximized.
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- Neeraj Badjatia
- Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, USA
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, USA
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, USA.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, USA
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Major ME, Dettling-Ihnenfeldt D, Ramaekers SPJ, Engelbert RHH, van der Schaaf M. Feasibility of a home-based interdisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: the REACH study. Crit Care 2021; 25:279. [PMID: 34353341 PMCID: PMC8339801 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03709-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Survivors of critical illness experience long-term functional challenges, which are complex, heterogeneous, and multifactorial in nature. Although the importance of rehabilitation interventions after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge is universally recognized, evidence on feasibility and effectiveness of home-based rehabilitation programs is scarce and ambiguous. This study investigates the feasibility of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program designed for patients with Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) who are discharged home. METHODS A mixed method, non-randomized, prospective pilot feasibility study was performed with a 6-month follow-up, comparing the intervention (REACH) with usual care. REACH was provided by trained professionals and included a patient-centered, interdisciplinary approach starting directly after hospital discharge. Primary outcomes were patient safety, satisfaction, adherence, referral need and health care usage. Secondary outcomes, measured at 3 timepoints, were functional exercise capacity, self-perceived health status, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), return to work and psychotrauma. Risk of undernutrition was assessed at baseline. RESULTS 43 patients with a median mechanical ventilation duration of 8 (IQR:10) days, were included in the study and 79.1% completed 6-month follow-up. 19 patients received the intervention, 23 received usual care. Groups were similar for gender distribution and ICU length of stay. No adverse events occurred. REACH participants showed higher satisfaction with treatment and reported more allied health professional visits, while the usual care group reported more visits to medical specialists. Qualitative analysis identified positive experiences among REACH-professionals related to providing state-of-the-art interventions and sharing knowledge and expertise within an interprofessional network. Similar recovery was seen between groups on all secondary outcomes, but neither group reached reference values for HRQoL at 6 months. Larger return to work rates were seen in the REACH group. Prevalence of undernutrition at hospital discharge was high in both groups (> 80%), warranting the need for careful tuning of physical therapy and nutritional interventions. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that providing early, home-based rehabilitation interventions for patients with PICS-related symptoms is feasible and perceived positively by patients and professionals. When provided in an interdisciplinary collaborative network state of the art, person-centered interventions can be tailored to individual needs potentially increasing patient satisfaction, adherence, and efficacy. Registered in the Dutch Trial register: NL7792: https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/7792 , registered 7-06-2019.
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- Mel E Major
- European School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Eden T, McAuliffe S. Critical care nutrition and COVID-19: a cause of malnutrition not to be underestimated. BMJ Nutr Prev Health 2021; 4:342-347. [PMID: 34308142 PMCID: PMC8258038 DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Malnutrition in critical care is highly prevalent and well documented to have adverse implications on morbidity and mortality. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving literature has been able to identify high risk groups in whom unfavourable outcomes are more common, for example, obesity, premorbid status, male sex, members from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community and others. Nutritional status and provision precritical and pericritical phase of COVID-19 illness is gaining traction in the literature assessing how this can influence the clinical course. It is therefore of importance to understand and address the challenges present in critical care nutrition and to identify and mitigate factors contributing to malnutrition specific to this patient group. We report a case of significant disease burden and the associated cachexia and evidence of malnutrition in a young 36-year-old male with Somalian heritage with no pre-existing medical conditions but presenting with severe COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic (March 2020). We highlight some key nutritional challenges during the critical phase of illness signposting to some of the management instigated to counter this. These considerations are hoped to provide further insight to help continue to evolve nutritional management when treating patients with COVID-19.
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- Timothy Eden
- ICU Dept, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.,NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, Cambridge, UK
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- NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, Cambridge, UK.,Nutrition and Dietetics, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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Albrich L, Chapple LAS, Nock A, Ridley EJ, Hickson M. Nutrition-related symptoms in adult survivors of critical illness who are eating orally: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2021; 18:1326-1333. [PMID: 32813382 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-d-19-00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This review will explore and map the current literature on the nutritional impact of symptoms reported by adult survivors of critical illness who are eating orally after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). INTRODUCTION Survivors of critical care often experience ICU-acquired weakness and poor functional recovery. It is plausible that nutrition interventions throughout their recovery could improve outcomes for these patients. Although a growing number of studies aim to explore the effect of nutrition delivered in the early phases of critical illness, this is also important post-ICU discharge, particularly in already nutritionally compromised patients presenting with muscle loss and fatigue. Therefore, the development of targeted nutrition interventions will be informed by a comprehensive insight into the physiological, physical, or psychological difficulties that critically ill patients experience after ICU discharge, which may impede oral intake. INCLUSION CRITERIA This review will consider primary research studies with adult patients 18 years and older, who are in the recovery phase after being critically ill, and eating orally. Studies must report on any symptoms related to the ability to eat, or represent nutrition inadequacy or utilization. METHODS A scoping review will be conducted in accordance with JBI methodology using a three-step search strategy of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and JBI Evidence-based Practice Database to obtain primary research studies that meet the inclusion criteria. Duplicates will be removed, and study selection and data extraction will be conducted and cross-checked by two independent reviewers. Data synthesis will involve presenting the results in tabular form.
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- Louise Albrich
- 1Nutrition and Dietetics, Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, UK 2Institute of Health and Community, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK 3The University of Plymouth Centre for Innovations in Health and Social Care: A JBI Centre of Excellence 4Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia 5Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia 6Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Fadeur M, Preiser JC, Verbrugge AM, Misset B, Rousseau AF. Oral Nutrition during and after Critical Illness: SPICES for Quality of Care! Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12113509. [PMID: 33202634 PMCID: PMC7696881 DOI: 10.3390/nu12113509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Malnutrition is associated to poor outcomes in critically ill patients. Oral nutrition is the route of feeding in less than half of the patients during the intensive care unit (ICU) stay and in the majority of ICU survivors. There are growing data indicating that insufficient and/or inadequate intakes in macronutrients and micronutrients are prevalent within these populations. The present narrative review focuses on barriers to food intakes and considers the different points that should be addressed in order to optimize oral intakes, both during and after ICU stay. They are gathered in the SPICES concept, which should help ICU teams improve the quality of nutrition care following 5 themes: swallowing disorders screening and management, patient global status overview, involvement of dieticians and nutritionists, clinical evaluation of nutritional intakes and outcomes, and finally, supplementation in macro-or micronutrients.
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- Marjorie Fadeur
- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
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- Erasme University Hospital, Medical Direction, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
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- Department of Intensive Care and Burn Center, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
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- Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
- Department of Intensive Care and Burn Center, University Hospital, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-4-3667495
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Time courses of urinary creatinine excretion, measured creatinine clearance and estimated glomerular filtration rate over 30 days of ICU admission. J Crit Care 2020; 63:161-166. [PMID: 32994085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Baseline urinary creatinine excretion (UCE) is associated with ICU outcome, but its time course is not known. MATERIALS AND METHODS We determined changes in UCE, plasma creatinine, measured creatinine clearance (mCC) and estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) in patients with an ICU-stay ≥30d without acute kidney injury stage 3. The Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD (modification of diet in renal disease) and CKD-EPI (chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration) equations were used. RESULTS In 248 patients with 5143 UCEs hospital mortality was 24%. Over 30d, UCE absolutely decreased in male survivors and non-survivors and female survivors and nonsurvivors by 0.19, 0.16, 0.10 and 0.05 mmol/d/d (all P < 0.001). Relative decreases in UCE were similar in all four groups: 1.3, 1.4, 1.2 and 0.9%/d respectively. Over 30d, mCC remained unchanged, but eGFR rose by 31% (CKD-EPI) and 73% (MDRD) and creatinine clearance estimated by Cockcroft-Gault by 59% (all P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Over 1 month of ICU stay, UCE declined by ≥1%/d which may correspond to an equivalent decline in muscle mass. These rates of UCE decrease were similar in survivors, non-survivors, males and females underscoring the intransigent nature of this process. In contrast to measured creatinine clearance, estimates of eGFR progressively rose during ICU stay.
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Hill A, Arora RC, Engelman DT, Stoppe C. Preoperative Treatment of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Cardiac Surgery: New Frontiers. Crit Care Clin 2020; 36:593-616. [PMID: 32892816 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cardiac surgery is performed more often in a population with an increasing number of comorbidities. Although these surgeries can be lifesaving, they disturb homeostasis and may induce a temporary overall loss of physiologic function. The required postoperative intensive care unit and hospital stay often lead to a mid- to long-term decline of nutritional and physical status, mental health, and health-related quality of life. Prehabilitation before elective surgery might be an opportunity to optimize the state of the patient. This article discusses current evidence and potential effects of preoperative optimization of nutrition and physical status before cardiac surgery.
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- Aileen Hill
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, 3CARE-Cardiovascular Critical Care & Anesthesia Evaluation and Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, Aachen D-52074, Germany.
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- Cardiac Sciences Program, St. Boniface Hospital, CR3015-369 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6, Canada; Department of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Heart and Vascular Program, Baystate Health and University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, 3CARE-Cardiovascular Critical Care & Anesthesia Evaluation and Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, Aachen D-52074, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Fetterplace K, Ridley EJ, Beach L, Abdelhamid YA, Presneill JJ, MacIsaac CM, Deane AM. Quantifying Response to Nutrition Therapy During Critical Illness: Implications for Clinical Practice and Research? A Narrative Review. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2020; 45:251-266. [PMID: 32583880 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Critical illness causes substantial muscle loss that adversely impacts recovery and health-related quality of life. Treatments are therefore needed that reduce mortality and/or improve the quality of survivorship. The purpose of this Review is to describe both patient-centered and surrogate outcomes that quantify responses to nutrition therapy in critically ill patients. The use of these outcomes in randomized clinical trials will be described and the strengths and limitations of these outcomes detailed. Outcomes used to quantify the response of nutrition therapy must have a plausible mechanistic relationship to nutrition therapy and either be an accepted measure for the quality of survivorship or highly likely to lead to improvements in survivorship. This Review identified that previous trials have utilized diverse outcomes. The variety of outcomes observed is probably due to a lack of consensus as to the most appropriate surrogate outcomes to quantify response to nutrition therapy during research or clinical practice. Recent studies have used, with some success, measures of muscle mass to evaluate and monitor nutrition interventions administered to critically ill patients.
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- Kate Fetterplace
- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Nutrition Department, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Physiotherapy), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Medical School, Department of Medicine and Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Meeting nutritional targets of critically ill patients by combined enteral and parenteral nutrition: review and rationale for the EFFORTcombo trial. Nutr Res Rev 2020; 33:312-320. [PMID: 32669140 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422420000165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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While medical nutrition therapy is an essential part of the care for critically ill patients, uncertainty exists about the right form, dosage, timing and route in relation to the phases of critical illness. As enteral nutrition (EN) is often withheld or interrupted during the intensive care unit (ICU) stay, combined EN and parenteral nutrition (PN) may represent an effective and safe option to achieve energy and protein goals as recommended by international guidelines. We hypothesise that critically ill patients at high nutritional risk may benefit from such a combined approach during their stay on the ICU. Therefore, we aim to test if an early combination of EN and high-protein PN (EN+PN) is effective in reaching energy and protein goals in patients at high nutritional risk, while avoiding overfeeding. This approach will be tested in the here-presented EFFORTcombo trial. Nutritionally high-risk ICU patients will be randomised to either high (≥2·2 g/kg per d) or low protein (≤1·2 g/kg per d). In the high protein group, the patients will receive EN+PN; in the low protein group, patients will be given EN alone. EN will be started in accordance with international guidelines in both groups. Efforts will be made to reach nutrition goals within 48-96 h. The efficacy of the proposed nutritional strategy will be tested as an innovative approach by functional outcomes at ICU and hospital discharge, as well as at a 6-month follow-up.
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Deane AM, Little L, Bellomo R, Chapman MJ, Davies AR, Ferrie S, Horowitz M, Hurford S, Lange K, Litton E, Mackle D, O'Connor S, Parker J, Peake SL, Presneill JJ, Ridley EJ, Singh V, van Haren F, Williams P, Young P, Iwashyna TJ. Outcomes Six Months after Delivering 100% or 70% of Enteral Calorie Requirements during Critical Illness (TARGET). A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201:814-822. [PMID: 31904995 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201909-1810oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Rationale: The long-term effects of delivering approximately 100% of recommended calorie intake via the enteral route during critical illness compared with a lesser amount of calories are unknown.Objectives: Our hypotheses were that achieving approximately 100% of recommended calorie intake during critical illness would increase quality-of-life scores, return to work, and key life activities and reduce death and disability 6 months later.Methods: We conducted a multicenter, blinded, parallel group, randomized clinical trial, with 3,957 mechanically ventilated critically ill adults allocated to energy-dense (1.5 kcal/ml) or routine (1.0 kcal/ml) enteral nutrition.Measurements and Main Results: Participants assigned energy-dense nutrition received more calories (percent recommended energy intake, mean [SD]; energy-dense: 103% [28] vs. usual: 69% [18]). Mortality at Day 180 was similar (560/1,895 [29.6%] vs. 539/1,920 [28.1%]; relative risk 1.05 [95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.16]). At a median (interquartile range) of 185 (182-193) days after randomization, 2,492 survivors were surveyed and reported similar quality of life (EuroQol five dimensions five-level quality-of-life questionnaire visual analog scale, median [interquartile range]: 75 [60-85]; group difference: 0 [95% confidence interval, 0-0]). Similar numbers of participants returned to work with no difference in hours worked or effectiveness at work (n = 818). There was no observed difference in disability (n = 1,208) or participation in key life activities (n = 705).Conclusions: The delivery of approximately 100% compared with 70% of recommended calorie intake during critical illness does not improve quality of life or functional outcomes or increase the number of survivors 6 months later.
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- Adam M Deane
- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne Medical School, Royal Melbourne Hospital and
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Integrated Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne Medical School, Royal Melbourne Hospital and
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; and
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- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Liu K, Ji S, Xu Y, Diao Q, Shao C, Luo J, Zhu Y, Jiang Z, Diao Y, Cong Z, Hu L, Qiang Y, Shen Y. Safety, feasibility, and effect of an enhanced nutritional support pathway including extended preoperative and home enteral nutrition in patients undergoing enhanced recovery after esophagectomy: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Dis Esophagus 2020; 33:5479246. [PMID: 31329828 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doz030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aims of this pilot study are to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of conducting an enhanced nutritional support pathway including extended preoperative nutritional support and one month home enteral nutrition (HEN) for patients who underwent enhanced recovery after esophagectomy. We implemented extended preoperative nutritional support and one month HEN after discharge for patients randomized into an enhanced nutrition group and implemented standard nutritional support for patients randomized into a conventional nutrition group. Except the nutritional support program, both group patients underwent the same standardized enhanced recovery after surgery programs of esophagectomy based on published guidelines. Patients were assessed at preoperative day, postoperative day 7 (POD7), and POD30 for perioperative outcomes and nutritional status. To facilitate the determination of an effect size for subsequent appropriately powered randomized clinical trials and assess the effectiveness, the primary outcome we chose was the weight change before and after esophagectomy. Other outcomes including body mass index (BMI), lean body mass (LBM), appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI), nutrition-related complications, and quality of life (QoL) were also analyzed. The intention-to-treat analysis of the 50 randomized patients showed that there was no significant difference in baseline characteristics. The weight (-2.03 ± 2.28 kg vs. -4.05 ± 3.13 kg, P = 0.012), BMI (-0.73 ± 0.79 kg/m2 vs. -1.48 ± 1.11 kg/m2, P = 0.008), and ASMI (-1.10 ± 0.37 kg/m2 vs. -1.60 ± 0.66 kg/m2, P = 0.010) loss of patients in the enhanced nutrition group were obviously decreased compared to the conventional nutrition group at POD30. In particular, LBM (48.90 ± 9.69 kg vs. 41.96 ± 9.37 kg, p = 0.031) and ASMI (7.56 ± 1.07 kg/m2 vs. 6.50 ± 0.97 kg/m2, P = 0.003) in the enhanced nutrition group were significantly higher compared to the conventional nutrition group at POD30, despite no significant change between pre- and postoperation. In addition, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 scores revealed that enhanced nutritional support improved the QoL of patients in physical function (75.13 ± 9.72 vs. 68.33 ± 7.68, P = 0.009) and fatigue symptom (42.27 ± 9.93 vs. 49.07 ± 11.33, P = 0.028) compared to conventional nutritional support. This pilot study demonstrated that an enhanced nutritional support pathway including extended preoperative nutritional support and HEN was feasible, safe, and might be beneficial to patients who underwent enhanced recovery after esophagectomy. An appropriately powered trial is warranted to confirm the efficacy of this approach.
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- K Liu
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical Imaging Center, Jinling Hospital
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jingling Hospital, Jingling School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital
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- Jiangsu Key laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Medical school of Nanjing University
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China
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- Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital.,Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinling Hospital
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Viana MV, Tavares AL, Gross LA, Tonietto TA, Costa VL, Moraes RB, Azevedo MJ, Viana LV. Nutritional therapy and outcomes in underweight critically ill patients. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:935-941. [PMID: 31003789 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Critically ill patients with body mass index (BMI) < 20 kg/m2 have worse outcomes than normal/overweight patients possibly because underweight is a marker of malnutrition. To assess the effects of nutrition therapy in this population during the first week of an ICU stay. METHODS Prospective, 2-centre, observational study. Nutritional evaluations were performed between days 2 and 3 (first) and between days 5 and 7 (second) of ICU admission. In the first evaluation, patients were divided into non-fed (without nutritional support) and early-fed (those already receiving nutritional support) groups. In the second evaluation, patients were divided according to caloric intake (≥or<20 kcal/kg) and protein intake (≥or<1.3 g of protein/kg). RESULTS Of the 4236 patients screened and 342 were included in the cohort. Mortality was 58.5% (median 21 [11-38.25] days of follow-up). Unadjusted patient survival was worse in the non-fed group than in the early-fed group (HR 1.66; 95%CI, 1.18 to 2.32). There was no difference in mortality between groups after adjusting for the SOFA score on the day of the evaluation. At the second evaluation, unadjusted analysis showed better in-hospital survival in patients with higher caloric (HR0.58; 95%CI, 0.40 to 0.86) and protein intake (HR0.59; 95%CI, 0.42 to 0.82); there was no association between mortality and caloric or protein intake after adjusting for the SOFA score on the day of the evaluation. CONCLUSION Nutritional therapy in the first week of ICU stay did not affect vital outcome after adjusting for the SOFA score on the day of the evaluation in underweight critically ill patients. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT03398343.
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- Marina V Viana
- Critical Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2400, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2400, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Critical Care Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Rua Francisco Trein, 596, 91350-200, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Critical Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2400, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Critical Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Endocrin Division and Medical Nutrition Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Endocrin Division and Medical Nutrition Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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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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Lima EAD, Rodrigues G, Peixoto Júnior AA, Sena RDS, Viana SMDNR, Mont’Alverne DGB. Mobility and clinical outcome of patients admitted to an intensive care unit. FISIOTERAPIA EM MOVIMENTO 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1980-5918.032.ao67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abstract Introduction: The hospital environment exacerbates the effects of immobility due to several exposure factors, and the functional assessment of individuals using reliable instruments is vital. Objective: To determine the relationship between functional mobility and the clinical outcome of patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Method: This is a prospective quantitative longitudinal study, approved by the institutional research ethics committee, carried out in the intensive care unit of a University Hospital. Clinical data and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score were collected 24 hours after admission. The Perne Score was used to analyze patient mobility. Results: 33 patients participated, 63% female. With respect to mobility and transfers, 69.7% required total assistance from the supine to the sitting position and 70% to maintain balance, 9.1% needed minimum assistance from sitting to standing, and 100% total assistance for walking and endurance exercises. The main barriers to mobility were invasive ventilation (60%), assistive devices and intravenous infusion (100%). The following Perne Score domains were significantly associated with the outcome: mental status (p = 0.040), barriers to mobility (p = 0.016), strength (p = 0.010), mobility in bed (p = 0.024) and the total Perme Score ( p = 0.002). There were also significant associations between invasive ventilation and low Perme Scores (p = 0.000), and the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) (-5 and -4) and death in 66.7% of patients (p = 0.011). The Perme Score and RASS (R = 0.745) were moderately correlated and APACHE II and Perme Score inversely moderately correlated (R = -0.526). Conclusion: Mobility assessed by the Perme Score was related to the clinical outcome and strongly associated with sedation level and patient severity.
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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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Wandrag L, Brett SJ, Frost GS, Bountziouka V, Hickson M. Exploration of muscle loss and metabolic state during prolonged critical illness: Implications for intervention? PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224565. [PMID: 31725748 PMCID: PMC6855435 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Muscle wasting in the critically ill is up to 2% per day and delays patient recovery and rehabilitation. It is linked to inflammation, organ failure and severity of illness. The aims of this study were to understand the relationship between muscle depth loss, and nutritional and inflammatory markers during prolonged critical illness. Secondly, to identify when during critical illness catabolism might decrease, such that targeted nutritional strategies may logically be initiated. Methods This study was conducted in adult intensive care units in two large teaching hospitals. Patients anticipated to be ventilated for >48 hours were included. Serum C-reactive protein (mg/L), urinary urea (mmol/24h), 3-methylhistidine (μmol/24h) and nitrogen balance (g/24h) were measured on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 of the study. Muscle depth (cm) on ultrasound were measured on the same days over the bicep (bicep and brachialis muscle), forearm (flexor compartment of muscle) and thigh (rectus femoris and vastus intermedius). Results Seventy-eight critically ill patients were included with mean age of 59 years (SD: 16) and median Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay of 10 days (IQR: 6–16). Starting muscle depth, 8.5cm (SD: 3.2) to end muscle depth, 6.8cm (SD: 2.2) were on average significantly different over 14 days, with mean difference -1.67cm (95%CI: -2.3 to -1cm), p<0.0001. Protein breakdown and inflammation continued over 14 days of the study. Conclusion Our patients demonstrated a continuous muscle depth loss and negative nitrogen balance over the 14 days of the study. Catabolism remained dominant throughout the study period. No obvious ‘nutritional tipping point” to identify anabolism or recovery could be identified in our cohort. Our ICU patient cohort is one with a moderately prolonged stay. This group showed little consistency in data, reflecting the individuality of both disease and response. The data are consistent with a conclusion that a time based assumption of a tipping point does not exist. Trial registration International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number: ISRCTN79066838. Registration 25 July 2012.
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- Liesl Wandrag
- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
- Department of Critical Care, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Peri-operative Medicine and Critical Care Research, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, England, United Kingdom
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- Statistical Support Service, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College, London, United Kingdom
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, England, United Kingdom
- Institute of Health and Community, University of Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Loss SH, Franzosi OS, Nunes DSL, Teixeira C, Viana LV. Seven Deadly Sins of Nutrition Therapy in Critically Ill Patients. Nutr Clin Pract 2019; 35:205-210. [PMID: 31642115 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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This article presents 7 nutrition steps that, if not followed by the clinical staff, may be metaphorically considered as "7 deadly sins" of nutrition therapy. In this review, we suggest approaches that must be avoided or accomplished to increase compliance with the "Ten Commandments" of good nutrition practice in the intensive care setting. Multiple aggressive and simultaneous sets of therapies are implemented in the intensive care setting, which include nutrition and metabolic support as important components in these therapies. "Sins" should be remembered as a mnemonic device for nutrition standard care in the intensive care unit; this incorporates nutrition adequacy and protocol adherence.
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- Sérgio Henrique Loss
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Nutrition and Dietetic Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Medical Sciences Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Medical Sciences Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Medical School, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Body Composition After Critical Illness: Fat in All the Wrong Places? Crit Care Med 2019; 46:1376-1377. [PMID: 30004969 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wandrag L, Brett SJ, Frost GS, To M, Loubo EA, Jackson NC, Umpleby AM, Bountziouka V, Hickson M. Leucine-enriched essential amino acid supplementation in mechanically ventilated trauma patients: a feasibility study. Trials 2019; 20:561. [PMID: 31511044 PMCID: PMC6737604 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3639-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Critically ill patients lose up to 2% of muscle mass per day. We assessed the feasibility of administering a leucine-enriched essential amino acid (L-EAA) supplement to mechanically ventilated trauma patients with the aim of assessing the effect on skeletal muscle mass and function. Methods A randomised feasibility study was performed over six months in intensive care (ICU). Patients received 5 g L-EAA five times per day in addition to standard feed (L-EAA group) or standard feed only (control group) for up to 14 days. C-reactive protein, albumin, IL-6, IL-10, urinary 3-MH, nitrogen balance, protein turnover ([1-13C] leucine infusion), muscle depth change (ultrasound), functional change (Katz and Barthel indices) and muscle strength Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score to assess ICU Acquired Weakness were measured sequentially. Results Eight patients (9.5% of screened patients) were recruited over six months. L-EAA doses were provided on 91/124 (73%) occasions. Inflammatory and urinary marker data were collected; serial muscle depth measurements were lacking due to short length of stay. Protein turnover studies were performed on five occasions. MRC sum score could not be performed as patients were not able to respond to the screening questions. The Katz and Barthel indices did not change. L-EAA delivery was achievable, but meaningful functional and muscle mass outcome measures require careful consideration in the design of a future randomised controlled trial. Conclusion L-EAA was practical to provide, but we found significant barriers to recruitment and measurement of the chosen outcomes which would need to be addressed in the design of a future, large randomised controlled trial. Trial registration ISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN79066838. Registered on 25 July 2012. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-019-3639-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- L Wandrag
- Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. .,Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Centre for Peri-operative Medicine and Critical Care Research, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Statistical Support Service, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetic Research Group, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Institute of Health and Community, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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Batt J, Herridge MS, Dos Santos CC. From skeletal muscle weakness to functional outcomes following critical illness: a translational biology perspective. Thorax 2019; 74:1091-1098. [PMID: 31431489 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) is now a well-known entity complicating critical illness. It increases mortality and in the critical illness survivor it is associated with physical disability, substantially increased health resource utilisation and healthcare costs. Skeletal muscle wasting is a key driver of ICUAW and physical functional outcomes in both the short and long term. To date, there is no intervention that can universally and consistently prevent muscle loss during critical illness, or enhance its recovery following intensive care unit discharge, to improve physical function. Clinical trials of early mobilisation or exercise training, or enhanced nutritional support have generated inconsistent results and we have no effective pharmacological interventions. This review will delineate our current understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the development and persistence of skeletal muscle loss and dysfunction in the critically ill individual, highlighting recent discoveries and clinical observations, and utilisation of this knowledge in the development of novel therapeutics.
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- Jane Batt
- Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW There has been a recent shift in the focus of providing nutrition support to critically ill adults towards enhancing recovery and promoting survivorship. With this has come an evaluation of our current approaches to nutrition support, which includes whether continuous feeding is optimal, particularly for reducing muscle wasting, but also for managing blood glucose levels and feeding intolerance and at the organizational level. This review will discuss the pros and cons of using intermittent and continuous feeding relating to several aspects of the management of critically ill adults. RECENT FINDINGS Few studies have investigated the effect of intermittent feeding over continuous feeding. Overall, intermittent feeding has not been shown to increase glucose variability or gastrointestinal intolerance, two of the reasons continuous feeding is the preferred method. A current study investigating the effect of intermittent vs. continuous feeding is awaited to provide insight into the effect of muscle wasting. SUMMARY Although there are limited studies investigating the safety and efficacy of an intermittent rather than continuous feeding regimen in critically ill adults, there are several theoretical advantages. Further studies should investigate these and in the meantime, feeding regimens should be devised based on individual patient factors.
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Bharal M, Morgan S, Husain T, Hilari K, Morawiec C, Harrison K, Bassett P, Culkin A. Volume based feeding versus rate based feeding in the critically ill: A UK study. J Intensive Care Soc 2019; 20:299-308. [PMID: 31695734 DOI: 10.1177/1751143719847321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Underfeeding in intensive care patients on enteral nutrition is commonplace and multifactorial. This can be exacerbated by interruptions caused by routine fasting for procedures and investigations. Our study aims to demonstrate that a volume based feeding protocol can overcome the barriers of underfeeding and safely increase energy and protein delivery in UK intensive care patients, potentially improving clinical outcomes. Methods In this single centre cohort study, data were collected from adult mechanically ventilated patients. We compared the standard care of rate based feeding, from an International Nutrition Survey (2014/15) to the new intervention of volume based feeding, in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit. The primary outcomes were the proportion of energy and protein daily targets delivered. Secondary outcomes compared the effects on gastrointestinal tolerance, glycaemic control, mortality, mechanical ventilation days, length of stay in intensive care unit and hospital. Results From a total of 82 patients (rate based feeding = 27, volume based feeding = 55), volume based feeding patients received significantly more prescribed energy (52% versus 81%; p < 0.001) and protein (40% versus 74%; p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in gastrointestinal symptoms such as gastric residual volumes (p = 0.62), glycaemic control (p = 0.94) or insulin usage (p = 0.75). Although there was an improvement in energy and protein delivery, there were no differences in mechanical ventilation days (p = 0.12), mortality (p = 0.06), length of stay in intensive care unit (p = 0.93) and hospital (p = 0.72) between the groups. Conclusion Compared to rate based feeding, volume based feeding significantly improved energy and protein provision with no adverse effects on glycaemic control or gastrointestinal tolerance, clinical outcomes were not affected.
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- Mina Bharal
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Language and Communication Science Research, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
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- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Language and Communication Science Research, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Language and Communication Science Research, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
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- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Fetterplace K, Beach LJ, MacIsaac C, Presneill J, Edbrooke L, Parry SM, Rechnitzer T, Curtis R, Berney S, Deane AM, Denehy L. Associations between nutritional energy delivery, bioimpedance spectroscopy and functional outcomes in survivors of critical illness. J Hum Nutr Diet 2019; 32:702-712. [PMID: 31034122 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients who survive critical illness frequently develop muscle weakness that can impact on quality of life; nutrition is potentially a modifiable risk factor. The present study aimed to explore the associations between cumulative energy deficits (using indirect calorimetry and estimated requirements), nutritional and functional outcomes. METHODS A prospective single-centre observational study of 60 intensive care unit (ICU) patients, who were mechanically ventilated for at least 48 h, was conducted. Cumulative energy deficit was determined from artificial nutrition delivery compared to targets. Measurements included: (i) at recruitment and ICU discharge, weight, fat-free mass (bioimpedance spectroscopy) and malnutrition (Subjective Global Assessment score B/C); (ii) at awakening and ICU discharge, physical function (Physical Function in Intensive Care Test-scored) and muscle strength (Medical Research Council sum-score (MRC-SS). ICU-acquired weakness was defined as a MRC-SS score of less than 48/60. RESULTS The median (interquartile range) cumulative energy deficit compared to the estimated targets up to ICU day 12 was 3648 (2514-5650) kcal. Adjusting for body mass index, age and severity of illness, cumulative energy deficit (per 1000 kcal) was independently associated with greater odds of ICU-acquired weakness [odds ratio (OR) = 2.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.4-3.3, P = 0.001] and malnutrition (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.1-3.2, P = 0.02). In similar multivariable linear models, cumulative energy deficit was associated with reductions in fat-free mass (-1.3 kg; 95% CI = -2.4 to -0.2, P = 0.02) and physical function scores (-0.6 points; 95% CI = -0.9 to -0.3, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Cumulative energy deficit from artificial nutrition support was associated with reduced functional outcomes and greater loss of fat-free mass in ventilated ICU patients.
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- K Fetterplace
- Department of Allied Health (Clinical Nutrition), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Physiotherapy), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Allied Health (Physiotherapy), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Brierley-Hobson S, Clarke G, O’Keeffe V. Safety and efficacy of volume-based feeding in critically ill, mechanically ventilated adults using the 'Protein & Energy Requirements Fed for Every Critically ill patient every Time' (PERFECT) protocol: a before-and-after study. Crit Care 2019; 23:105. [PMID: 30940173 PMCID: PMC6444687 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2388-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Underfeeding in critical illness is common and associated with poor outcomes. According to large prospective hospital studies, volume-based feeding (VBF) safely and effectively improves energy and protein delivery to critically ill patients compared to traditional rate-based feeding (RBF) and might improve patient outcomes. A before-and-after study was designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy and clinical outcomes associated with VBF compared to RBF in a single intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS The sample included consecutively admitted critically ill adults, mechanically ventilated for at least 72 h and fed enterally for a minimum of 48 h. The first cohort (n = 46) was fed using RBF, the second (n = 46) using VBF, and observed for 7 days, or until extubation or death. Statistical comparison of percentage feed volume, energy and protein delivered, plus indices of feed intolerance, were the primary outcomes of interest. Secondary observations included ventilation period, mortality, and length of ICU stay (LOICUS). RESULTS Groups were comparable in baseline clinical and demographic characteristics and nutrition practices. Volume delivered to the VBF group increased significantly by 11.2% (p ≤ 0.001), energy by 13.4% (p ≤ 0.001) and protein by 8.4% (p = 0.02), compared to the RBF group. In the VBF group, patients meeting > 90% of energy requirements increased significantly from 47.8 to 84.8% (p ≤ 0.001); those meeting > 90% of protein requirements changed from 56.5 to 73.9% (p = 0.134). VBF did not increase symptoms of feed intolerance. Adjusted binomial logistic regression found each additional 1% of prescribed feed delivered decreased the odds of vomiting by 0.942 (5.8%), 95% CI [0.900-0.985], p = 0.010. No differences in mortality or LOICUS were identified. Kaplan-Meier found a significantly increased extubation rate in patients receiving > 90% of protein requirements compared to those meeting < 80%, (p = 0.006). Adjusted Cox regression found the daily probability of being extubated tripled in patients receiving > 90% of their protein needs compared to the group receiving < 80%, hazard ratio 3.473, p = 0.021, 95% CI [1.205-10.014]. CONCLUSION VBF safely and effectively increased the delivery of energy and protein to critically ill patients. Increased protein delivery may improve extubation rate which has positive patient-centred and financial implications, warranting larger confirmatory trials. This investigation adds weight to the ICU literature supporting VBF, and the growing evidence which advocates for enhanced protein delivery to improve patient outcomes.
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- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bodelwyddan, LL18 5UJ UK
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Bear DE, Puthucheary ZA. Designing nutrition-based interventional trials for the future: addressing the known knowns. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:53. [PMID: 30782189 PMCID: PMC6381615 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2345-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The consistent decline in critical illness mortality has a significant effect on trial design, whereby either an improbable effect sizes or large number of patients are required. The signal-to-noise ratio is of particular interest for the critically ill. When considering the potential signal, interventions need to match outcomes in regard to biological plausibility. Provision of nutrition is a complex decision with many underappreciated aspects of noise. However, a fundamental interaction is often not accounted for time. Working as a community to evolve trial design will be our challenge for nutrition interventions in the critically ill for the future.
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- Danielle E Bear
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. .,Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK.
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Bear DE, Griffith D, Puthucheary ZA. Emerging outcome measures for nutrition trials in the critically ill. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2018; 21:417-422. [PMID: 30148741 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Mortality has long been the gold-standard outcome measure for intensive care clinical trials. However, as the critical care community begins to understand and accept that survivorship is associated with functional disability and a health and socioeconomic burden, the clinical and research focus has begun to shift towards long-term physical function RECENT FINDINGS: To use mortality as a primary outcome measure, one would either have to choose an improbable effect (e.g. a difference of 5-10% in mortality as a result of a single intervention) or recruit a larger number of patients, the latter being unfeasible for most critical care trials.Outcome measures will need to match interventions. As an example, amino acids, or intermittent feeding, can stimulate muscle protein synthesis, and so prevention of muscle wasting may seem an appropriate outcome measure when assessing the effectiveness of these interventions. Testing the effectiveness of these interventions requires the development of novel outcome measures that are targeted and acceptable to patients. We describe advancements in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning, bio-impedence analysis, MRI and muscle ultrasound in this patient group that are beginning to address this development need. SUMMARY New approaches to outcome assessment are beginning to appear in post-ICU research, which promise to improve our understanding of nutrition and exercise interventions on skeletal muscle structure, composition and function, without causing undue suffering to the patient.
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- Danielle E Bear
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Department of Critical Care
- Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Research Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London
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- Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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- Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London
- Centre for Human Health and Performance, Department of Medicine, University College London
- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, London, UK
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Parry SM, Chapple LAS, Mourtzakis M. Exploring the Potential Effectiveness of Combining Optimal Nutrition With Electrical Stimulation to Maintain Muscle Health in Critical Illness: A Narrative Review. Nutr Clin Pract 2018; 33:772-789. [PMID: 30358183 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Muscle wasting occurs rapidly within days of an admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Concomitant muscle weakness and impaired physical functioning can ensue, with lasting effects well after hospital discharge. Early physical rehabilitation is a promising intervention to minimize muscle weakness and physical dysfunction. However, there is an often a delay in commencing active functional exercises (such as sitting on the edge of bed, standing and mobilizing) due to sedation, patient alertness, and impaired ability to cooperate in the initial days of ICU admission. Therefore, there is high interest in being able to intervene early through nonvolitional exercise strategies such as electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). Muscle health characterized as the composite of muscle quantity, as well as functional and metabolic integrity, may be potentially maintained when optimal nutrition therapy is provided in complement with early physical rehabilitation in critically ill patients; however, the type, dosage, and timing of these interventions are unclear. This article explores the potential role of nutrition and EMS in maintaining muscle health in critical illness. Within this article, we will evaluate fundamental concepts of muscle wasting and evaluate the effects of EMS, as well as the effects of nutrition therapy on muscle health and the clinical and functional outcomes in critically ill patients. We will also highlight current research gaps in order to advance the field forward in this important area.
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- Selina M Parry
- Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia
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Bear DE, Smith E, Barrett NA. Nutrition Support in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Nutr Clin Pract 2018; 33:738-746. [DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Danielle E. Bear
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Department of Critical Care; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Lane Fox Research Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences; King's College London; London United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Department of Critical Care; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Lane Fox Research Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre; Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; London United Kingdom
- Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences; King's College London; London United Kingdom
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Iwashyna TJ, Viglianti EM. Patient and Population-Level Approaches to Persistent Critical Illness and Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stays. Crit Care Clin 2018; 34:493-500. [PMID: 30223989 PMCID: PMC6146412 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The differential diagnosis of prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays includes intrinsic patient and admitting diagnostic characteristics, occurrences during the course of critical illness, and system failures. Existing data suggest that the most common cause of prolonged ICU stay is the development of new cascading problems, which is now more related to ongoing critical illness than the original reason for ICU admission. Accepting the dynamism inherent in such a clinical course has implications for contemporary clinical care.
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- Theodore J Iwashyna
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, HSR&D Center for Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI
- Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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