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The Effect of Early Enteral Nutrition on the Number of Mechanical Ventilation Days and Length of Stay in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit

Penniman, Elizabeth Pash
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1204755021

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2008, Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Akron, Nutrition and Dietetics.
Enteral nutrition is the preferred route of feeding critically ill patients with a functioning gastrointestinal tract. Student's t-tests were used to analyze hypotheses that mechanically ventilated Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU) patients who receive early enteral nutrition, will have decreased days on ventilator and decreased length of stay in the CICU when compared to those who do not receive early enteral nutrition. Results include 35 patients, 19 patients (54%) received tube feeding within 72 hours of intubation and 16 (46%) patients received tube feeding after 72 hours of intubation. The average days on mechanical ventilation for patients enterally fed within 72 hours of intubation were 5.3 days, and 9.9 days for patients enterally fed after 72 hours of intubation. The average length of stay in the CICU for patients enterally fed within 72 hours of intubation was 9.6 days, and 16.4 days for patients enterally fed after 72 hours of intubation. In summary, patients fed after 72 hours of intubation averaged 4.6 days longer on mechanical ventilation and 6.7 days longer stay in the CICU compared to patients who received early enteral nutrition within 72 hours of intubation. Results indicated a significant difference between initiation of early enteral nutrition compared to patients who did not receive early enteral nutrition in mechanical ventilation days (p=0.04) and length of CICU stay (p=0.01). Early enteral nutrition contributes to reduced ventilator days and length of stay in CICU. Results encourage dietitians to become engaged in institutional nutrition protocols to favorably influence patient outcomes.
Sandra Hudak, PhD (Advisor)
47 p.
Nutrition
Tube feeding; Coronary Intensive Care Unit; Early Enteral Nutrition

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  • Penniman, E. P. (2008). The Effect of Early Enteral Nutrition on the Number of Mechanical Ventilation Days and Length of Stay in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1204755021

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Penniman, Elizabeth. The Effect of Early Enteral Nutrition on the Number of Mechanical Ventilation Days and Length of Stay in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit. 2008. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1204755021.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Penniman, Elizabeth. "The Effect of Early Enteral Nutrition on the Number of Mechanical Ventilation Days and Length of Stay in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1204755021

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