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Survey of Nutrition Practice in Patients with Severe Sepsis among Canadian Registered Dietitians.
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 2019 March 2
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions and reported nutrition practices of Canadian Registered Dietitians (RDs) with regard to feeding patients with severe sepsis.
METHODS: In 2017, surveys were sent to 112 eligible Canadian RDs in 10 provinces who were practicing in an intensive care environment. The survey included embedded branching logic questions developed to address major facets of sepsis, critical illness, and nutrition. The survey instrument assimilated all data in an anonymous manner, so respondents could not be linked to their answers.
RESULTS: Of the 64 RDs who responded (57% response rate), the majority practiced in adult intensive care (81%), within an academic center (59%), and in a mixed unit (73%). A wide variability of Canadian RDs' opinions and practice was reported in determining energy requirements, enteral nutrition (EN) practice, EN with vasoactive agents, parenteral nutrition (PN), and supplemental micronutrients.
CONCLUSIONS: Practice variability of Canadian RDs likely reflects gaps in both evidence and guidelines for severe sepsis. Further research efforts are needed to customize nutritional requirements in the patient with evolving sepsis, EN with patients at high risk for gastrointestinal dysfunction, optimizing PN, and the role of micronutrients.
METHODS: In 2017, surveys were sent to 112 eligible Canadian RDs in 10 provinces who were practicing in an intensive care environment. The survey included embedded branching logic questions developed to address major facets of sepsis, critical illness, and nutrition. The survey instrument assimilated all data in an anonymous manner, so respondents could not be linked to their answers.
RESULTS: Of the 64 RDs who responded (57% response rate), the majority practiced in adult intensive care (81%), within an academic center (59%), and in a mixed unit (73%). A wide variability of Canadian RDs' opinions and practice was reported in determining energy requirements, enteral nutrition (EN) practice, EN with vasoactive agents, parenteral nutrition (PN), and supplemental micronutrients.
CONCLUSIONS: Practice variability of Canadian RDs likely reflects gaps in both evidence and guidelines for severe sepsis. Further research efforts are needed to customize nutritional requirements in the patient with evolving sepsis, EN with patients at high risk for gastrointestinal dysfunction, optimizing PN, and the role of micronutrients.
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