Critical Illness, Underweight
Conditions
Brief summary
Critically ill patients with body mass index (BMI) inferior to 20 kg/m2 have worse outcomes compared to normal and overweight patients. The impact nutrition therapy in this population is not yet stablished. There is a concern that too low caloric intake might worse their malnutrition; on the other hand, overfeeding is always a risk with serious consequences. The hypothesis of this study is that nutritional support, especially caloric and protein intake, can influence the outcome of underweight critically ill patients.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ages eligible for study: 18 years and older * Gender eligible: both * Nutrition therapy: enteral, parenteral feeding, nothing by mouth
Exclusion criteria
* Palliative care * Exclusively oral nutrition * Pregnancy * Life expectancy inferior 24 hours * ICU readmission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | through study completion (up to a year) | All patients will be followed until live hospital discharge or death |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ICU length of stay | through study completion (up to a year) | patients will be followed until ICU discharge or death |
| Need and duration of mechanical ventilation | through study completion (up to a year) | all patients for which mechanical ventilation is necessary will be followed until it is no longer necessary |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactMirela J Azevedo, Professor
Outcome results
None listed