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Energy and Protein Adequacy of Oral Intake After Ventilator Withdrawal Among Critically Ill Patients.

Brazil50 participantsStarted 2022-03-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the adequacy of exclusive oral intake, in terms of energy-protein amount, after extubation in critically ill patients who remained on invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Adult critically ill patients * Mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours and who migrate to exclusively oral feeding within seven days after extubation without receiving complementary parenteral or enteral nutrition. * Admitted to the ICU in Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre from March 2022 to October 2022. Exclusion criteria: * Pregnancy * Occurrence of major abdominal surgery during ICU stay * Tracheostomized patients * Patients unable to start an oral diet after extubation. * Patients previously included in the study. * Patients seeking exclusive palliative care

What they're measuring

Adequacy of oral intake after extubation on critical ill patients

Timeframe: 7 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05548400

SponsorHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-30

Contact for this trial

Juliana P Antonio, PhD

+555133598530 juantonio@hcpa.edu.br

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