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The association between enteral nutrition with survival of critical patients with COVID‐19.

Authors :
Gholamalizadeh, Maryam
Salimi, Zahra
Mobarakeh, Khadijeh Abbasi
Mahmoudi, Zahra
Tajadod, Shirin
Mousavi Mele, Mahdi
Alami, Farkhondeh
Bahar, Bojlul
Doaei, Saeid
Khoshdooz, Sara
Rahvar, Masoume
Gholami, Somayeh
Pourtaleb, Masoume
Source :
Immunity, Inflammation & Disease. May2024, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p1-6. 6p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) results in several complications and mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Limited studies have investigated the effect of enteral nutrition (EN) on the survival of COVID‐19 patients in the ICU. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of EN with biochemical and pathological indices associated with mortality in ICU patients with COVID‐19. Methods: This case–control study was conducted on 240 patients with COVID‐19 hospitalized in the ICU including 120 eventual nonsurvived as the cases and 120 survived patients as the controls. All of the patients received EN as a high protein high volume or standard formula. Data on general information, anthropometric measurements, and the results of lab tests were collected. Results: The recovered patients received significantly more high protein (60.8% vs. 39.6%, p =.004) and high volume (61.6% vs. 42.3%, p =.005) formula compared to the nonsurvived group. Mortality was inversely associated with high volume (odds ratio [OR]: 0.45 confidence interval [CI]95%, p =.008) and high protein (OR: 0.42 CI95%, p =.003) formula. The results remained significant after adjusting for age and sex. Further adjustment for underlying diseases, smoking, body mass index, and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score did not change the results. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that there was a significant inverse association between mortality and high volume and high protein formula in patients with COVID‐19. Further investigation is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20504527
Volume :
12
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Immunity, Inflammation & Disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
177532422
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.1261