Lee-Anne S Chapple, Emma J Ridley, Kate Ainscough, Lauren Ballantyne, Aidan Burrell, Lewis Campbell, Claire Dux, Suzie Ferrie, Kate Fetterplace, Virginia Fox, Matin Jamei, Victoria King, Ary Serpa Neto, Alistair Nichol, Emma Osland, Eldho Paul, Matthew J Summers, Andrea P Marshall, Andrew Udy
BACKGROUND: Data on nutrition delivery over the whole hospital admission in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are scarce, particularly in the Australian setting. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to describe nutrition delivery in critically ill patients admitted to Australian intensive care units (ICUs) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with a focus on post-ICU nutrition practices. METHODS: A multicentre observational study conducted at nine sites included adult patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis admitted to the ICU for >24 h and discharged to an acute ward over a 12-month recruitment period from 1 March 2020...
May 12, 2023: Australian Critical Care: Official Journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses