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The successful accomplishment of nutritional and clinical outcomes via the implementation of a multidisciplinary nutrition support team in the neonatal intensive care unit

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Title
The successful accomplishment of nutritional and clinical outcomes via the implementation of a multidisciplinary nutrition support team in the neonatal intensive care unit
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BMC Pediatrics, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12887-016-0648-0
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Eurim Jeong, Young Hwa Jung, Seung Han Shin, Moon Jin Kim, Hye Jung Bae, Yoon Sook Cho, Kwi Suk Kim, Hyang Sook Kim, Jin Soo Moon, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Jae Sung Ko

Abstract

Nutritional support is critical for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A multidisciplinary nutritional support team (NST) that focuses on providing optimal and individualized nutrition care could be helpful. We conducted a thorough evaluation of clinical and nutritional outcomes in a tertiary NICU following the implementation of an NST. This study used a retrospective approach with historical comparisons. Preterm neonates < 30 weeks gestational age or weighing < 1250 g were enrolled. Clinical and nutritional outcomes were compared before and after the establishment of the NST. Medical records were reviewed, and clinical and nutritional outcomes were compared between the two groups. In total, 107 patients from the pre-NST period and 122 patients from the post-NST period were included. The cumulative energy delivery during the first week of life improved during the post-NST period (350.17 vs. 408.62 kcal/kg, p < 0.001). The cumulative protein and lipid deliveries also significantly increased. The time required to reach full enteric feedings decreased during the post-NST period (6.4 ± 5.8 vs. 4.7 ± 5.1 days, p = 0.016). Changes of Z-score in weight from admission to discharge exhibited more favorable results in the post-NST period (-1.13 ± 0.99 vs.-0.91 ± 0.74, p = 0.055), and the length of ICU stay significantly decreased in the post-NST period (81.7 ± 36.6 vs. 72.2 ± 32.9 days, p = 0.040). NST intervention in the NICU resulted in significant improvements in the provision of nutrition to preterm infants in the first week of life. There were also favorable clinical outcomes, such as increased weight gain and reduced length of ICU stay. Evaluable data remain sparse in the NICU setting with premature neonatal populations; therefore, the successful outcomes identified in this study may provide support for NST practices.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 15 21%
Researcher 6 8%
Student > Postgraduate 6 8%
Student > Master 6 8%
Other 6 8%
Other 17 23%
Unknown 17 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 29%
Nursing and Health Professions 12 16%
Unspecified 4 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 4%
Other 6 8%
Unknown 23 32%
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