Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome in Consecutively Admitted Patients

Jens Rikardt Andersen51 enrolled

Overview

The incidence and main risk-factors analyzed in consecutive in-patients in the departments og gastroenterology and ear-nose and throat diseases (cancer in radiation therapy)

Patients with either parenteral- or tube feeding enter the study to assure sufficient nutrition. During hospitalization patients were monitored with daily blood samples and clinical evaluation of symptoms in addition to the coverage of energy and protein in percent of estimated needs. Refeeding phenomenon was defined as a decrease in plasma phosphate after the initiation of nutrition. Refeeding syndrome as refeeding phenomenon and one or more relevant symptoms in addition (hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia, edema, confusion)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Refeeding Syndrome Starvation Phosphate Deficiency

Interventions

observationOTHER

no intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * planned tube- or parenteral nutrition (complete or supplementary) * \> 18 years * written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Renal insufficiency (p-creatinine \>200 micromol/l) * Lack of ability to communicate (registration of nutritional intake etc)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Refeeding syndrome

No. patients with decrease in plasma phosphate + clinical symptoms

Time frame: 1 week after start of nutrition

Secondary Outcomes

Refeeding phenomenon

No. patients with decrease in plasma phosphate after start of nutrition

Time frame: 1 week after start of nutrition

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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