Protein is an important component of nutritional support predicting complications in malnourished hospitalised patients - Details of our previous randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Juliane DrommerRémy Meier

Abstract

Nutritional support can be an effective tool to avoid and reduce malnutrition. However, it is unclear which component, i.e. nutrient, is most efficient. With the present analysis we define the most important predictors of the body weight change and the complication incidence during hospitalisation. Data of our previous randomised controlled nutritional trail was analysed according to per-protocol. A factor analysis was performed using binary logistic and multiple linear regression analyses with the outcome variables "complication yes/no" and "body weight change", respectively. Repeated measure ANOVA revealed a highly significant intervention effect for both protein and caloric intake (p < 0.001) after 5 and 10 days of intervention. Patients of the intervention group (IG; n = 59) were able to keep their body weight in contrast to control group (CG; n = 59) patients (68.3 (15.5) kg vs. 64.4 (15.8) kg, p = 0.003). The mean plasma ascorbic acid level was higher in IG than in CG at discharge (47.2 (26.8) μmol/l vs. 34.1 (24.2) μmol/l, p = 0.005). The number of patients suffering from in-hospital complications was lower in IG than in CG (4/59 vs. 13/59, p = 0.034). Positive effects on the antibiotic therapies for infectious complicat...Continue Reading

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Dec 17, 2020·Veterinary Medicine and Science·Guoshun ChenXijun Zhi
Aug 15, 2017·Clinical Nutrition : Official Journal of the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition·Filomena GomesStephan C Bischoff

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