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Zhao X, Li J, Liu H, Shi K, He Q, Sun L, Xue J, Jiang H, Wei L. Association of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index with short-term mortality in patients with severe acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2374449. [PMID: 38973429 PMCID: PMC11232638 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2374449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a new and simple index recently introduced to assess nutritional status, and its predictive value for clinical outcomes has been demonstrated in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the association between the GNRI and prognosis has not been evaluated so far in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), especially in those receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). METHODS A total of 1096 patients with severe AKI initiating CRRT were identified for inclusion in this retrospective observational study. Patients were divided into three groups according to GNRI tertiles, with tertile 1 as the reference. The outcomes of interest were the 28- and 90-days of all-cause mortality. The associations between GNRI and clinical outcomes were estimated using multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis. RESULTS The overall mortality rates at 28- and 90-days were 61.6% (675/1096) and 71.5% (784/1096), respectively. After adjusting for multiple confounding factors, GNRI was identified as an independent prognostic factor for 28-days all-cause mortality (HR, 0.582; 95% CI, 0.467-0.727; p < .001 for tertile 3 vs. tertile 1) as well as 90-days all-cause mortality (HR, 0.540; 95% CI, 0.440-0.661; p < .001 for tertile 3 vs. tertile 1). The observed inverse associations were robust across subgroup analysis, and were more pronounced in elderly patients over 65 years of age. Finally, incorporating GNRI in a model with established risk factors might significantly improve its predictive power for the short-term death. CONCLUSIONS GNRI is considered to be a useful prognostic factor in patients with severe AKI initiating CRRT, especially in elderly patients.
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- Xue Zhao
- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nephrology, He'nan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
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Druml W, Staudinger T, Joannidis M. The kidney: the critical organ system for guiding nutrition therapy in the ICU-patient? Crit Care 2024; 28:266. [PMID: 39113139 PMCID: PMC11308729 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-05052-5] [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: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Most randomized controlled studies on nutrition in intensive care patients did not yield conclusive results or were neutral or negative concerning the primary endpoints but also in most secondary endpoints. However, there is a consistent observation that in several of these studies there was a negative effect of the nutrition intervention on the kidneys in one of the study arms. During the early phase and in unstable periods during further course of disease an inadequate clinical nutrition can damage the kidneys, can elicit or aggravate acute kidney injury and/ or increase requirements of renal replacement therapy (RRT). This relates to total energy intake, glucose intake/hyperglycemia and protein/ amino acid intake at various stages of renal dysfunction. The kidney could present a critical organ system for guiding nutrition therapy, a close monitoring of kidney function should be observed and nutrition therapy may need to be adapted accordingly. The long-held dogma of performing full nutrition and accept an otherwise not necessary RRT is definitely to be refuted.
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- Wilfred Druml
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine III, Vienna General Hospital, Währingergürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Medicine I, Intensive Care Unit 13i2, Vienna General Hospital, Währingergürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Intensive Care Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 1090, Innsbruck, Austria
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Lv C, Zhou L, Zhou Y, Lew CCH, Lee ZY, Hasan MS, Li B, Liu Y, Lin J, Mao W, Stoppe C, van Zanten ARH, Li W, Liu Y, Ke L. Early protein delivery in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: post hoc analysis of a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial. BURNS & TRAUMA 2024; 12:tkae027. [PMID: 39049866 PMCID: PMC11267585 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkae027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Background There is controversy over the optimal early protein delivery in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aims to evaluate whether the association between early protein delivery and 28-day mortality was impacted by the presence of AKI in critically ill patients. Methods This is a post hoc analysis of data from a multicenter cluster-randomised controlled trial enrolling newly admitted critically ill patients (n = 2772). Participants without chronic kidney disease and with complete data concerning baseline renal function were included in this study. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality. Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the association between early protein delivery, reflected by mean protein delivery from day 3-5 after enrollment, 28-day mortality and whether baseline AKI stages interacted with this association. Results Overall, 2552 patients were included, among whom 567 (22.2%) had AKI at enrollment (111 stage I, 87 stage II, 369 stage III). Mean early protein delivery was 0.60 ± 0.38 g/kg/day among the study patients. In the overall study cohort, each 0.1 g/kg/day increase in protein delivery was associated with a 5% reduction in 28-day mortality[hazard ratio (HR) = 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.92-0.98, p < 0.001]. The association between early protein delivery and 28-day mortality significantly interacted with baseline AKI stages (adjusted interaction p = 0.028). Each 0.1 g/kg/day increase in early protein delivery was associated with a 4% reduction in 28-day mortality (HR = 0.96; 95%CI 0.92-0.99, p = 0.011) among patients without AKI and 9% (HR = 0.91; 95%CI 0.84-0.99, p = 0.021) among those with AKI stage III. However, such associations cannot be observed among patients with AKI stages I and II. Conclusions Increased early protein delivery (up to close to the guideline recommendation) was associated with reduced 28-day mortality in critically ill patients without AKI and with AKI stage III, but not in those with AKI stage I or II.
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- Cheng Lv
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jiaqiao, Gulou District, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1023-1063 Shatai South Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- National Institute of Healthcare Data Science, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- Research Institute of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Rescue At Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jiaqiao, Gulou District, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716 RP Ede, The Netherlands
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Helix (Building 124), Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- National Institute of Healthcare Data Science, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- Research Institute of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Rescue At Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1023-1063 Shatai South Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, China
- National Institute of Healthcare Data Science, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- Research Institute of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Rescue At Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- National Institute of Healthcare Data Science, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, China
- Research Institute of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Rescue At Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
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Araújo F, Posadas-Calleja JG, Raman M, Tosh M, Wischmeyer P, Barreto P, Gillis C. Association between protein intake and functional capacity in critically ill patients: A retrospective cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2024. [PMID: 39018085 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2673] [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: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) protein benchmarks are based on mortality and morbidity; whether these targets also support functional recovery is unknown. We assessed whether different protein doses influenced patients' functional capacity, measured by the Chelsea Physical Assessment score (CPAx). METHODS Single-center retrospective cohort study on ICU survivors with length of stay ≥7 days admitted between October 2014 and September 2020. Eligible patients were divided according to protein intake (g/kg/day): low (<0.8), medium (0.8-1.19), high (1.2-1.5), and very high (>1.5). Protein dose effect on CPAx was assessed at ICU discharge with analysis of covariance adjusting for age, illness severity, hospital length of stay before ICU admission, time to start nutrition support, and mechanical ventilation duration. We also investigated effect modification by energy intake and nutrition status. RESULTS Enrolled patients (n = 531) were similar for age, nutrition status, and illness severity across groups. CPAxs were nonlinearly associated with protein doses and similar among low, medium, and very high groups. The CPAx for the high group was statistically different (P = 0.014), indicating that the data of three groups could be pooled. Mean CPAx difference remained statistically significant after adjusting for confounding variables (3.9 ± 1.8, P = 0.029 in the four-group model, and 2.7 ± 0.9, P = 0.003 in the pooled two-group model). Energy intake was equivalent between groups and did not modify CPAx. The high group had superior CPAx in both well-nourished and malnourished patients, indicating nutrition status was not an effect modifier. CONCLUSION Protein dose 1.2-1.5 g/kg/day was associated with superior functional capacity at ICU discharge compared with other doses. Neither energy intake nor nutrition status modified functional capacity across groups; therefore, the results appear to be influenced by 1.2-1.5 g/kg/day.
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- Fábio Araújo
- Department of Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Services, Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Havaldar AA, Selvam S. Nutritional Prescription in ICU Patients: Does it Matter? Indian J Crit Care Med 2024; 28:657-661. [PMID: 38994260 PMCID: PMC11234123 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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Background The nutritional status of the patients before critical illness and nutrition support given during the critical illness play an important role in the recovery. We aimed to evaluate the nutritional prescription and its effect on ICU mortality. Materials and methods This was a prospective observational study conducted after institutional ethical committee approval (IEC 94/2018, CTRI/2018/06/014625) in a case-mixed (medical and surgical) ICU. Patients admitted to the ICU were enrolled within 24 hours of admission. The amount of calories and proteins prescribed and received by the patients was collected for 7 days. The primary outcome was ICU mortality. Results A total of 100 patients were included. The mean age was 48.63 (16.25) years, and 62% were males. The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), and modified Nutric (mNUTRIC) scores were comparable between the two groups. The ICU mortality was 30%. The calorie and protein deficits were comparable between survivors and non-survivors. Among the secondary outcomes, a significant time effect (p = 0.013) and interaction effect (p = 0.004) were noted for maximum glucose levels. The glucose variability calculated by coefficient of variation (CV) was significantly higher in non-survivors than survivors (p = 0.031). Conclusion The calorie and protein deficits did not affect ICU mortality. The maximum glucose variability and CV were significant parameters associated with ICU mortality. How to cite this article Havaldar AA, Selvam S. Nutritional Prescription in ICU Patients: Does it Matter? Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(7):657-661.
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- Amarja Ashok Havaldar
- Department of Critical Care, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Wang Y, Ye Y, Xuan L, Xu L, Wang P, Ma J, Wang Y, Chen Y, Miao J, Wang W, Zhou L. Impact of early high protein intake in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2024; 21:39. [PMID: 38943189 PMCID: PMC11212281 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-024-00818-8] [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: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Conflicting findings regarding the impact of High protein intake during the early phase in critically ill patients have been reported. Therefore, we aimed to assess the influence of higher early protein intake on the prognosis of critically ill patients. METHODS This randomized controlled trial involved 173 critically ill patients who stayed in the Intensive Care Unit/Emergency ICU (ICU/EICU) for at least 7 days. The Low group (n = 87) and High group (n = 86) received protein supplementation of 0.8 g/kg.d and 1.5 g/kg.d, respectively, within 1-3 days of enteral nutrition (EN) initiation, with both groups transitioning to 1.5 g/kg.d on the 4th day. The serum prealbumin (PA), blood urea nitrogen/creatinine, and rectus femoris muscle thickness and cross-sectional area of all patients was measured on the 1th, 3rd, 5th, 7th day, and the day of ICU/EICU discharge. RESULTS Patients in both Low and High groups showed no significant differences in age, APACHE II scores, or other demographic and baseline characteristics. There were also no significant differences in the primary outcome (28-day mortality rate) and secondary outcomes (incidence rate of refeeding syndrome and EN tolerance score) between the two groups. However, the Low group exhibited a significantly higher 28-day mortality rate (HR = 2.462, 95% CI: 1.021-5.936, P = 0.045) compared to High group, as determined by Cox proportional hazards models incorporating the time factor. The High group exhibited significantly shorter durations of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay compared to the Low group. Serum PA levels were higher, and rectus femoris muscle atrophy rates were lower in the High group. Furthermore, for septic patients, high protein intake significantly reduced the 28-day mortality rate despite a small sample size (n = 34). CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that increasing early protein intake to 1.5 g/kg.d may be safe and help improve the nutritional status and prognosis of critically ill patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2000039997, https://www.chictr.org.cn/ ).
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- Yifei Wang
- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of science and education, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
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- The Yangtze River Delta Biological Medicine Research and Development Center of Zhejiang Province, Yangtze Delta Region Institution of Tsinghua University, Hangzhou, 314006, Zhejiang, China
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- The Yangtze River Delta Biological Medicine Research and Development Center of Zhejiang Province, Yangtze Delta Region Institution of Tsinghua University, Hangzhou, 314006, Zhejiang, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhuji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China.
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Deane AM, Casaer MP. Editorial: The interaction between protein delivery and blood urea and ammonia during critical illness. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2024; 27:144-146. [PMID: 38320160 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000001016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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- Adam M Deane
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Department of Critical Care
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Deana C, Gunst J, De Rosa S, Umbrello M, Danielis M, Biasucci DG, Piani T, Cotoia A, Molfino A, Vetrugno L. Bioimpedance-assessed muscle wasting and its relation to nutritional intake during the first week of ICU: a pre-planned secondary analysis of Nutriti Study. Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:29. [PMID: 38367198 PMCID: PMC10874356 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-024-01262-w] [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: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Muscle mass evaluation in ICU is crucial since its loss is related with long term complications, including physical impairment. However, quantifying muscle wasting with available bedside tools (ultrasound and bioimpedance analysis) must be more primarily understood. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) provides estimates of muscle mass and phase angle (PA). The primary aim of this study was to evaluate muscle mass changes with bioimpedance analysis during the first 7 days after ICU admission. Secondary aims searched for correlations between muscular loss and caloric and protein debt. METHODS Patients with an expected ICU-stay ≥ 72 h and the need for artificial nutritional support were evaluated for study inclusion. BIA evaluation of muscle mass and phase angle were performed at ICU admission and after 7 days. Considering the difference between ideal caloric and protein targets, with adequate nutritional macronutrients delivered, we calculated the caloric and protein debt. We analyzed the potential correlation between caloric and protein debt and changes in muscle mass and phase angle. RESULTS 72 patients from September 1st to October 30th, 2019 and from August 1st to October 30th, 2021 were included in the final statistical analysis. Median age was 68 [59-77] years, mainly men (72%) admitted due to respiratory failure (25%), and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for 7 [4-10] days. Median ICU stay was 8 [6-12] days. Bioimpedance data at ICU admission and after 7 days showed that MM and PA resulted significantly reduced after 7 days of critically illness, 34.3 kg vs 30.6 kg (p < 0.0001) and 4.90° vs 4.35° (p = 0.0004) respectively. Mean muscle loss was 3.84 ± 6.7 kg, accounting for 8.4% [1-14] MM reduction. Correlation between caloric debt (r = 0.14, p = 0.13) and protein debt (r = 0.18, p = 0.13) with change in MM was absent. Similarly, no correlation was found between caloric debt (r = -0.057, p = 0.631) and protein debt (r = -0.095, p = 0.424) with changes in PA. CONCLUSIONS bioimpedance analysis demonstrated that muscle mass and phase angle were significantly lower after 7 days in ICU. The total amount of calories and proteins does not correlate with changes in muscle mass and phase angle.
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- Cristian Deana
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care 1, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Piazzale S. M. Della Misericordia 15, 33100, Udine, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Intensive-Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Belgium
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Centre for Medical Sciences - CISMed, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, APSS Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care and Anaesthesia, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Studies and Evidence Based Nursing, Department of Cardiac, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, ThoracicPadua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Science and Translational Medicine, 'Tor Vergata' University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Health Professions Staff, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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Pelekhaty SL, Peiffer M, Leibowitz JL, Tabatabai A. High protein intake and nitrogen balance in patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A descriptive cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2024; 48:199-205. [PMID: 38142304 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2596] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND This retrospective cohort study sought to describe the ability of high protein regimens to achieve nitrogen equilibrium in patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO). METHODS Patients aged ≥18 years with a documented nitrogen balance study (NB) on VV ECMO between February 2018 and December 2021 were included. Studies with incomplete 24-h urine collections or changes in blood urea nitrogen ≥10 mg/dl were excluded. Data were summarized, correlation between first NB and potentially contributing variables was assessed with Kendall tau. Subanalysis described findings after stratifying for weight class (obese vs nonobese) and duration of VV ECMO at the time of NB. RESULTS A total of 68 NBs in 30 patients were included; 47% of the cohort had obesity. The number of NBs per patient was 2.2 ± 1.1, which were completed on a median of 31.5 (interquartile range: 16, 53.8) days receiving ECMO. Nitrogen equilibrium or positive balance was achieved in 72% of studies despite elevated nitrogen excretion. Patients received 87.9 ± 16.8% of prescribed protein on NB days for average intakes of 2.4 ± 0.4 g/kg of actual weight per day and 2.4 ± 0.5 g/kg of ideal weight per day in patients without and with obesity. Median NB in patients without obesity was -1.46 (-8.96, 2.98) g/day and -0.21 (-10.58, 4.04) g/day in patients with obesity. A difference in median NB after stratification for timing was observed (P = 0.029). CONCLUSION Nitrogen equilibrium can be achieved with high protein intake in adults receiving VV ECMO. NB monitoring is one tool to individualize protein prescriptions throughout the course of VV ECMO.
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- Stacy L Pelekhaty
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Maryland, USA
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Lee ZY, Dresen E, Lew CCH, Bels J, Hill A, Hasan MS, Ke L, van Zanten A, van de Poll MCG, Heyland DK, Stoppe C. The effects of higher versus lower protein delivery in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis. Crit Care 2024; 28:15. [PMID: 38184658 PMCID: PMC10770947 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04783-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND A recent large multicentre trial found no difference in clinical outcomes but identified a possibility of increased mortality rates in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving higher protein. These alarming findings highlighted the urgent need to conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to inform clinical practice. METHODS From personal files, citation searching, and three databases searched up to 29-5-2023, we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of adult critically ill patients that compared higher vs lower protein delivery with similar energy delivery between groups and reported clinical and/or patient-centred outcomes. We conducted random-effect meta-analyses and subsequently trial sequential analyses (TSA) to control for type-1 and type-2 errors. The main subgroup analysis investigated studies with and without combined early physical rehabilitation intervention. A subgroup analysis of AKI vs no/not known AKI was also conducted. RESULTS Twenty-three RCTs (n = 3303) with protein delivery of 1.49 ± 0.48 vs 0.92 ± 0.30 g/kg/d were included. Higher protein delivery was not associated with overall mortality (risk ratio [RR]: 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.88-1.11; I2 = 0%; 21 studies; low certainty) and other clinical outcomes. In 2 small studies, higher protein combined with early physical rehabilitation showed a trend towards improved self-reported quality-of-life physical function measurements at day-90 (standardized mean difference 0.40, 95% CI - 0.04 to 0.84; I2 = 30%). In the AKI subgroup, higher protein delivery significantly increased mortality (RR 1.42, 95% CI 1.11-1.82; I2 = 0%; 3 studies; confirmed by TSA with high certainty, and the number needed to harm is 7). Higher protein delivery also significantly increased serum urea (mean difference 2.31 mmol/L, 95% CI 1.64-2.97; I2 = 0%; 7 studies). CONCLUSION Higher, compared with lower protein delivery, does not appear to affect clinical outcomes in general critically ill patients but may increase mortality rates in patients with AKI. Further investigation of the combined early physical rehabilitation intervention in non-AKI patients is warranted. PROSPERO ID CRD42023441059.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zheng-Yii Lee
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany.
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- University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore, 609606, Singapore
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, 6229HX, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Department Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing, 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede & Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, 6229HX, The Netherlands
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
- University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Würzburg, Germany
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Al-Dorzi HM, Arabi YM. Early administration of high protein for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury? Crit Care 2023; 27:484. [PMID: 38062515 PMCID: PMC10704753 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04764-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Hasan M Al-Dorzi
- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center and Intensive Care Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Mail Code 1425, PO Box 22490, 11426, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center and Intensive Care Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Mail Code 1425, PO Box 22490, 11426, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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