Comparison of Nutrition Day Results for 2019, 2017 and 2010 in Iran: Trends and Changes

Introduction: Nutrition support is an important part of care management in critically ill patients, not only to prevent and treat malnutrition but also it has a significant impact on recovery from illness and overall outcome. This study aimed to compare routes and type of nutrition in intensive care units of Ghaem hospital.Methods: This survey was designed to compare the nutrition support practice in hospitalized patients in different intensive care units (ICU) of Ghaem hospital on Nov 7th, 2010, 2017 and 2019.Results: Overall 77 inpatients (37 Male and 40 Female; mean age of 57±4.29 years) hospitalized in ICUs were evaluated in this study. In 2010 15% of them had oral nutrition intake, 85% were received enteral nutrition. In 2017 percentages of enteral nutrition intake were reported 76%. The highest percentages of enteral nutrition intake were reported in 2019 about 87.5%. The mean duration of enteral nutrition in 2010, 2017 and 2019 was 13, 19 and 14 days respectively.Conclusions: The present survey reported an increased trend in usage of enteral feeding in ICU in Ghaem hospital and compared with previous surveys. However, we are still far from integrating nutrition into care management in the ICU.

کلیدواژه ها:

Oral nutrition ، Enteral nutrition ، Intensive care unit