HN-01500280_Route and Type of Nutrition in Intensive Care Units of Imam Reza Teaching Hospital of Mashhad: 2019 Audit

Introduction: This study aimed to describe routes and type of nutrition in intensive care units of Imam Reza teaching hospital.Methods: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in all hospitalized patients in different intensive care units (ICU) and Coronary care units (CCU) of Imam Reza teaching hospital on Nov 7th, 2019.Results: Overall 109 inpatients (51 M: 58 F; mean age of 57.9±14.3 years) hospitalized in ICUs or CCUs were evaluated in this study. 56.8% of them had oral nutrition intake, 24.1% were received enteral nutrition and 19.1% were NPO. The highest percentages of enteral nutrition intake were reported in surgical ICU (100%) and ICU-A (72.8%). The mean duration of enteral nutrition was 7 days and the highest duration (10 days) was reported in ICU-C. All patients in CCU-A and CCU-C had oral nutrition intake. 41.5% of oral patients received half of the hospital food portion size and 26.4% of them had all of it.Conclusions: The overall prevalence of oral, enteral nutrition and NPO in the ICUs and CCUs of hospital was 56.8%, 24.1% and 19.1% respectively. This was the first study to evaluate hospitalized patients ‘nutritional status in ICUs and CCUs of Imam Reza hospital. The results could be evidence for clinical nutrition support.

کلیدواژه ها:

Oral nutrition ، Enteral nutrition ، Coronary care unit ، Intensive care unit