Impact of implementing a local nutritional strategy on the outcome of critically ill patients in our main hospital

Introduction Introducing proper nutrition interventions to critically ill patients has been proven effective in mitigating the metabolic stress response and positively influencing immune reactions. Providing nutritional support to critically ill patients helps prevent further metabolic decline and p...

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Published in:Alexandria journal of medicine 2024-12, Vol.60 (1), p.171-177
Main Authors: Mohamed Zaki, Reham Hossam, Elsayed, Amr Abdulla, Elreweny, Ehab Mahmoud, Habib, Tamer Nabil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
catabolic stress
Critical illness
nutrition
protocol
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Summary:Introduction Introducing proper nutrition interventions to critically ill patients has been proven effective in mitigating the metabolic stress response and positively influencing immune reactions. Providing nutritional support to critically ill patients helps prevent further metabolic decline and preserves lean body mass.Material and Methods This study was conducted in Critical Care Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 at our Main Hospital included 316 patients divided into 2 groups, 155 patient (control group) and 161 patient (interventional group), where the interventional group was subjected to local nutritional protocol; which is based on various existing guidelines, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The comprehensive study focuses on the impact of the local nutritional protocol on length of ICU stay, length of hospital stay, survival at 30 days, and at 90 days.Results There is statistically significant difference between interventional group ICU stay and control group ICU stay with P-value
ISSN:2090-5068
2090-5076
DOI:10.1080/20905068.2024.2368691