Malnutrition. Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 14 and above Admission to intensive care unit up to 24 hours after admission to the hospital Accommodation and hospitalization in the intensive care unit for at least 10 days (more than 10 days), feeding the patient during 10 days of staying in the department and participating in the project through oral nutrition or through the stomach tube or gastrostum tube
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A patient's request to leave the study at any time, if the patient is alert hyperparathyroidism Hodgkin's disease exposure to pheochromocytoma (causes false increase in serum per-albumin levels) use of corticosteroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (leading to false increases in serum per-albumin levels) catching liver disease or severe infection injection of protein-containing components into the patient Severe dehydration of the patient and CVP of less than (2 cm) of water due to false increase in serum per-albumin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of malnutrition in icu patients. Timepoint: Before the intervention and ten days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Maestricht index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of malnutrition. Timepoint: Before the intervention and ten days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Maestricht index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences