The goal of this observational study is to determine the relationship between the nutritional profile of critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and disease severity, prognosis, and survival, to assess the ability to meet nutritional goals, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement of feeding. The main questions aim to answer are the relationship between the duration of EN initiation and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) score, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), oxygenation status, MV, ICU, and length of hospital stay, overall mortality, and whether nutritional goals were met, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement.
Nutritional support is a crucial component of managing critically ill patients. The prognostic impact of early enteral nutrition (EN) in critically ill COVID-19 patients is largely unknown. The study aimed to determine the relationship between the nutritional profile of critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and disease severity, prognosis, and survival, to assess the ability to meet nutritional goals, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement of feeding. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted with adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) and EN. The demographic, clinical, biochemical, and nutritional data of the patients were obtained from the patient's files and the hospital database. The initiation time, route, method, product type, amount, and duration of feeding were recorded, and the daily intake of energy, protein, pulp, and water were calculated. The nutritional requirements of the patients were defined, and achievement of targets, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups: early EN (EEN) if the feeding was initiated within the first 48 hours after MV and late EN (LEN) if 48 hours or later. The research outcomes are to determine the relationship between the duration of EN initiation and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) score, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), oxygenation status, MV, ICU, and length of hospital stay, overall mortality, and whether nutritional goals were met, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
135
Ankara City Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
mechanical ventilation (MV), intensive care unit (ICU), length of hospital stay and overall mortality.
The research outcomes are to determine the relationship between the duration of EN initiation and MV, ICU, and length of hospital stay, overall mortality.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 9 months
Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) score, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), oxygenation status
The research outcomes are to determine the relationship between the duration of EN initiation and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) score, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), oxygenation status
Time frame: From date of hospitalization and intubation until the date of extubation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 9 months
Whether Nutritional goals were met, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement.
The research outcomes are to determine the relationship between the duration of EN initation and nutritional goals were met, EN complications, and reasons for discontinuation and postponement.
Time frame: From date of intubation until the date of extubation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 9 months
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