NH-01650114_Route and type of Nutrition in Intensive Care Units of Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad: 2019 Audit

Introduction: This study aimed to describe routes and type of nutrition in intensive care units of Ghaem Hospital.Methods: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in all hospitalized patients in different intensive care units (ICU) of Ghaem hospital on Nov 7th, 2019.Results: Overall 36 inpatients (14 M: 21 F; mean age of 55.3±4.04 years) hospitalized in ICUs were evaluated in this study. 19.5% of them had oral nutrition intake, 80.55% were received enteral nutrition. The highest percentages of enteral nutrition intake were reported in Stroke ICU (87.5%) and Neurosurgery ICU (81.8%). The mean duration of enteral nutrition was 14 days and the highest duration (19 days) was reported in Neurosurgery ICU.Conclusions: The overall prevalence of oral, enteral nutrition in the ICUs of Ghaem hospital was 19.5% and 80.5% respectively. This was the first study to evaluate hospitalized patients ‘nutritional status in ICUs of Ghaem hospital. The results could be evidence for clinical nutrition support.

کلیدواژه ها:

Oral nutrition ، Enteral nutrition ، Intensive care unit