Table 1 Nutritional evaluation and monitoring in critically ill patients (Sects. 2 and 4)
From: Nutritional support and prevention of post-intensive care syndrome: the Italian SIAARTI survey
Section 2. Nutritional evaluation in critically ill patients | ||
|---|---|---|
Questions | Answer | N = 100 |
Nutritional risk evaluation at the admission in case of > 24 h stay, n (%) | Yes | 48 |
No | 52 | |
Nutritional program prescription is based on (%) | Anamnesis/objective examination/lab exams | 91 |
Lab exams only | 3 | |
Other | 6 | |
Time interval evaluation of nitrogen balance (NB) (%) | Never | 43 |
Once | 42 | |
Twice | 15 | |
Personalized nutritional evaluation by organ failure (lungs, kidneys, liver) (%) | Yes | 66 |
No | 34 | |
Nutritional leader of the ICU (%) | None | 22 |
Intensivist | 75 | |
Other | 3 | |
Section 4. Nutritional monitoring in critically ill | ||
How is glycemic control performed? (%) | Arterial blood gas analysis | 48 |
Capillary blood | 34 | |
Other | 6 | |
Missing answers | 11 | |
Glycemic target in non-diabetic critically ill patient (mg/dl) (%) | 140–180 n | 58 |
< 140 n | 24 | |
> 180 n | 6 | |
Missing answers | 11 | |
Is a post-pyloric approach provided if EN is not well tolerated? (%) | Yes n, | 46 |
No n, | 40 | |
Missing answers | 13 | |
EN administered equals to EN prescribed? (%) | Yes | 66 |
No | 32 | |
Missing answers | 11 | |