HN-00720192_Evaluation of Malnutrition in ICU Hospitalized Stroke Patients

Introduction: Nutritional status assessment is the first step in treating malnutrition. Proper nutritional assessment helps to identify and treat nutritional deficiencies in the early stages, and prevent acute conditions by modifying diet, especially in stroke patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the nutritional status of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of Imam-Reza hospital in Tabriz.Methods: In this cross sectional study 233 ischemic stroke patients admitted to Intensive Care unit (ICU) of neurology unit of Imam-Reza hospital, Tabriz, Iran from 2016 to 2017 were studied. Demographic information, disease history, clinical examinations and anthropometric assessments were performed. Nutrition assessment questionnaire, Nutrition Risk Screening (NRS)-2002 was completed for each patient too. Data were then analyzed using SPSS software and the linear regression method used to evaluate NRS correlation with demographic variables.Result: According to nutritional assessments, 78% of patients were malnourished. The mean age of hospitalized patients was 72.60 ± 9.83. Also the mean BMI was 25.82±5.65 among participants. Finally, a statistically significant correlation was shown between NRS score with age, BMI, job, marital status and education (P<0.05).Conclusion: Regard to high prevalence of malnutrition among stroke hospitalized patients in ICU, nutritional interventions should be considered to improve patients malnutrition.

Keywords:

Hospitalization , Malnutrition , Nutritional Screening