HN-00280231_Routes and Type of Nutrition Intake in Imam Reza Teaching Hospital of Mashhad: 2019 Audit

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate routes and type of nutrition intake in different units of Imam Reza teaching hospital (except ICUs).Methods: this is a cross sectional study that was conducted in different units of Imam Reza teaching hospital on Nov 7th, 2019, using standardized questionnaires. Nutrition intake was defined as a) Oral nutrition including: Regular hospital food, Fortified/enriched hospital food, Protein/energy supplement (e.g. ONS drinks) and Special diet b) Enteral nutrition, c) Parenteral nutrition and d) NPO.Results: 378 inpatients (184 M: 194 F; mean age of 48.9±15.8 years) evaluated in this study. 90.9% of all hospitalized patients had oral, 0.7% had enteral and 1% had parenteral nutrition.7.4% of patients were NPO. 71.6% of patients consumed regular hospital food, 19.5% had special diet, 5% received ONS drinks and 1.3% had fortified hospital food. The highest percentage of ONS intake was in female burning unit (100%). Only patients in Internal Medicine/ General unit received enteral nutrition (13%). Parenteral nutrition was prescribed in Internal Medicine/General (5.3%), Surgery/General (3.3%), Pulmonology (7.7%) and Infection disease (3.4%) units. Among the patients with parenteral nutrition 3.3% in Surgery/General unit had Central venous with nutrition related lines complications since admission.Conclusions: this study showed that most of hospitalized patients in different units of Imam Reza hospital had oral nutrition (90.9%) and only 0.7% and 1% of patients had enteral and parenteral nutrition respectively.

Keywords:

Routes , Nutrition Intake , ONS , Enteral , Parenteral