Adequacy of Nutritional Support and Reasons for Underfeeding in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Adequacy of Nutritional Support and Reasons for Underfeeding in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

The purpose of the study was to identify the adequacy of enteral feeding, and the reason and prevalence of under-nutrition, and to determine the relationships between caloric intake and resulting nutritional parameters among neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods: The participants...

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Main Authors: Hwasoon Kim, RN, PhD, Jeong Ae Shin, RN, MSN, Jae Youn Shin, RN, BSN, Ok Min Cho, RN, BSN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-06-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
Subjects:
enteral feeding
intensive care unit
neurosurgical procedure
undernutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131710600102

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