Avaliação da nutrição enteral e/ou parenteral prescrita e da infundida em pacientes internados em um hospital universitario

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

This study compares the caloric value of the nutritional support prescribed with that implemented and the total energy spent by 107 patients in both cases. The non-parametric Wilcoxon and exact Fisher tests were used (the level of significance adopted was 5%). The patients was monitored in accordance with a standardized daily evolution file, that contained information about the patient s identify, history of the disease, intercurrents, anthropometrical measurements, calculation of nutritional needs, laboratory assessment, quantity of nutritional support prescribed and instituted and others. The average age of the male patients was 46 :t 18,10 years. There were 77 male patients (72 %) and 30 females (28 %). Enteral nutritional support was received by 50 patients (46.7%), 28 patients (26.2%) received parenteral nutritional support and 29 patients were given both nutritional products. The average duration of the enteral nutritional support was 16.5 :t 9.54 days and the parenteral nutrition was 14.5 :t 9.76 days. The most common intercurrent that caused the nutritional support to be suspended was fasting (78.5%). The average difference between prescribed enteral nutritional support (24.975 kcal :t 19932 Kcal) and that established (16.138 kcal:t 14562 Kcal) was statistically significant (p = 0,0001). The cost of the total enteral support lost was U$ 5.584,88 (79 patients) and the parenteral support was U$ 16.150,13 (57 patients). The results indicate that while this deficit is an onus to the institution, it has clinical consequences for the patients. A responsible nutritional support team is fundamental for reducing the costs and complications of this therapy

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programas de avaliação nutricional - custos desnutrição alimentação enteral

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