Acute Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Stroke; Dysphagia;Nutrition management;
Brief summary
Stroke is the leading cause of premature death and disability, and early recognition and treatment of dysphagia is fundamental to stroke management. Early and full tube feeding in the acute phase of stroke helps to address nutritional problems resulting from dysphagia and impaired consciousness and helps to reduce morbidity and mortality and poor outcomes. Current guidelines for acute stroke management do not address the goal of tube feeding of enteral nutrition for energy and protein. In the treatment of acute stroke, there is a strong global focus on pharmacological thrombolysis or mechanical thrombolysis, with nutritional interventions being a less explored topic. Real-world evidence on large samples, feeding attainment and outcomes, and nutrition in the acute phase of stroke is lacking in China . The aim of this study was to understand the current status of nutritional therapy in stroke hospitalization in neurology and its impact on prognosis nationwide, and to improve the standardized management process of enteral nutrition therapy in the acute phase of stroke.
Detailed description
Malnutrition is a common geriatric syndrome with a disproportionate incidence in geriatric and neurology inpatients. In recent years, national nutritional surveys of geriatric inpatients have shown that about 2/3 of geriatric inpatients have nutritional problems; only half of neurology inpatients at high risk receive nutritional support, and inadequate nutrition exacerbates primary disease, increases complications, makes hospital stays longer, and ultimately affects patient survival outcomes. To increase comprehensive and up-to-date research on the current status of nutritional therapy in geriatric and neurology inpatients, and to lay the foundation for future standardized treatment and standardized management, we conducted a nationwide survey on the current status of nutritional risk screening and treatment in geriatric and neurology inpatients. The aim is to raise the level of clinicians' awareness of malnutrition and nutritional risk in hospitalized patients, standardize clinical practice, and properly implement nutritional support to improve patients' clinical outcomes.
Interventions
Observational study, no intervention
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Newly admitted stroke patients admitted to neurology, age ≥18 years, within 7 days of onset, expected survival \>3 months (i.e., not end-stage), expected neurology stay 7-10 days; * At risk of malnutrition (MUST ≥ 2 points) or at nutritional risk (NRS2002 ≥ 3 points), sign an informed notice.
Exclusion criteria
* Transferred during treatment, contraindications to nutritional therapy (e.g., hemodynamic instability, gastrointestinal bleeding (bleeding \>100 ml), other nutritional studies, pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition implementation rate | The first day of admission; the seventh day of admission; the day before discharge. | Proportion of patients hospitalized for stroke who were given nutritional support |
| Nutrition compliance rate of stroke inpatients | The first day of admission; the seventh day of admission; the day before discharge. | Percentage of patients hospitalized for stroke whose nutritional indicators and nutritional status met the guidelines after being given nutritional support |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day post-discharge mortality | 30-day post-discharge | Proportion of enrolled patients who died 30 days after discharge from the hospital |
| Infection rate | 30-day post-discharge | Proportion of enrolled patients with pulmonary infection 30 days after discharge from hospital. |
| Readmission rate | 30-day post-discharge | Proportion of patients enrolled who were readmitted for various reasons 30 days after discharge. |
| Functional prognosis | 30-day post-discharge | Functional prognosis of the enrolled patients, such as life skills, motor and sensory functions, cognitive functions and swallowing functions. |
Countries
China