title: Evidence-based practice strategy: increasing timely nutrition in mechanically ventilated trauma surgical patients.
abstract: Malnutrition is common in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is related to higher incidence of morbidity and mortality among seriously ill patients. Achieving a quality nutritional care plan is a challenge to critical care practitioners and dietitians worldwide. The multifaceted and advanced therapies in the ICU historically take priority over nutritional assessments and interventions and may cause delay in achieving quality nutritional care. The initiation of nutrition in mechanically ventilated adult trauma patients is inconsistent in some hospitals. The implementation plan in this early nutrition project involved an algorithm, physicians order set, and nurse advocacy plan. Early nutritional support will likely be associated with improved clinical outcomes.
authors: University of California San Francisco Center for Nursing Excellence, USA. Analiza.baldonado@hhs.co.santa-clara.us
authors: Analiza
authors: A
authors: Baldonado
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Naqvi Mugler
authors: Adella
authors: A
authors: Garland
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Sherck
authors: Donna E
authors: DE
authors: Chin
authors: Randi
authors: R
authors: Ely
authors: Shirley
authors: S
authors: Barrett-Sheridan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003422:Critical Care; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000451:nursing*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*