Nutrition and ICU: Early Markers for Survival

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           Researchers reported that survivors of intensive care unit (ICU) critical illnesses who show signs of malnutrition at admission, especially protein-calorie specific malnutrition, are at significantly higher risk of readmission within 30 days after hospital discharge and of 30-day and 90-day mortality. In patients with specific protein-calorie malnutrition, the 30-day readmission rate was 26.8% compared with 16.6% for patients in the ICU who were not malnourished, which translates to an 83% increased risk of readmission.

            Malnutrition may be a prognostic and potentially modifiable marker for critical illness survivors who are at high risk for adverse out-of-hospital events. The 30-day post-discharge mortality rate was 14/6% among the patients with specific malnutrition compared with specific malnutrition compared with 5.7% in the group with no malnutrition. The 90-day post-discharge mortality rate was 29.1% in patients identified as having specific malnutrition compared with 10.1% of patients without malnutrition diagnosis.

Susman, E. (2014, Jan. 14). Nutrition and ICU: Early marker for survival. MedPage Today. Retrieved from: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SCCM/43801.

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