Feeding the Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Patient during the Covid-19 Epidemic
2020 EuDAP Report / by admin / 501 views / Popular
In Israel dietitians have expedited a joint position paper regarding the nutritional treatment of patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation – it was published on 23.3.2020. It was written by leading dietitians from the ministry of health and Israeli Dietetic Association.
Hebrew version see here – with list of references in English on page 21
English version released in September 2020.
Contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
What is known so far about the characteristics of the critically ill patient infected with COVID-19? ..3
Information gathering and staff behavior during the coronavirus epidemic ……………………….. 4
Metabolism of the Critically Ill Patient………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Nutritional Status and Evaluation…………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Early Enteral Nutrition (EEN) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Table 1: Recommendations for Energy and Protein requirements…………………………………….. 7
Choosing a Nutrition Formula ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Nutrition Follow-up …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
ARDS – acute respiratory distress syndrome ………………………………………………………………………………10
Prone position …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
ECMO – Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ………………………………………………………….. 12
Pharmaconutrition ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12
Vitamin C ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
Omega – 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13
Transitioning to oral feeding post extubation……………………………………………………………………………..14
- Listing ID: 653
- National Dietetic Association: ISRAEL - ATID - Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians in Israel
- EFAD Education Associate Member: none or other than from the list
- EuDAP key objectives: Objective 3. Use dietitians as educators and experts in the community and clinical settings, Objective 4. Invest in establishing the effectiveness of dietitians
- Target audience: Health professionals
- Type: Document, Guideline
- COVID-19 special issue: Yes
- Read more (link): http://www.efad.org/media/2033/feeding-the-critically-ill-mechanically-ventilated-patient-during-the-covid-%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%9F-%D7%9C105.pdf