Association between energy and protein adequacy with quality of life in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a preliminary result

• Main Authors: Tah, PC, Vineya-Rai, HR, Poh, BK, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, A.M., Hazreen, Kee, CC, K.Z., Mazuin, Z.Y., Lee, H., Mohd Shahnaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/68818/1/clinical%20nutrition_aspen%202018.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68818/; https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(18)32330-6/pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.2053

Rationale: There is limited clinical research investigating nutritional adequacy on quality of life (QoL) among survivors in critical care. Methods: This is a prospective observational cohort study conducted among mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Energy requirements were estimated b...