More Nutritional Support on the Wards after a Previous Intensive Care Unit Stay: A nutritionDay Analysis in 136,667 Patients

ICU (intensive care unit) patients are exposed to nutritional risks such as swallowing problems and delayed gastric emptying. A previous stay may affect support upon transfer the ward. The aim was study use of enteral (EN), parenteral nutrition (PN), oral supplements (ONS) in ward with without a stay, also referred post- non-ICU patients. In total, 136,667 adult from nutritionDay audit 2010–2019 were included. defined an during current hospitalisation before nutritionDay. About 10% all post-ICU Post-ICU more frequently risk factors BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, weight loss, decreased mobility, fair or poor health status, less eating longer hospital length nDay. Two main results shown. First, both inadequately fed: two thirds than half meal did not receive EN, PN, ONS. Second, had 1.3 2.0 higher chance ONS compared multivariable models, accounting for sex, age, BMI, change, amount eaten on nutritionDay, surgical status. Based these results, future goals suggested improve ward: first, insufficient should trigger therapy patients; second, medical caregivers neglect