An audit of nutrition practices in critically ill trauma patients with or without head injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Trauma; Critically ill; Head Trauma; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001816246
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Adelaide Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-07
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 28 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 224

Inclusion Criteria

Cohort 1:
Trauma without head injury
•Admitted to RAH ICU from February 2005 to December 2006
•Aged >=18 years old
•Received enteral nutrition
•No head injury defined as:
I.ICD-10 codes S10-S99 and T00-T98 ICD-10 codes S10-S99 (Injuries to neck, thorax, abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis, shoulder, upper arm, elbow and forearm, wrist and hand, hip and thigh, knee and lower leg, ankle and foot) and T00-T98 (multiple body regions, unspecified trunk, limb or body region, effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice, burns and corrosion's, frostbite, poisoning, toxic effects, unspecified from external causes, early complications from trauma, complications of surgery and medical care, sequelae of injuries)
II.Absence of alterations in brain function or pathology

Trauma with head injury
•Admitted to RAH ICU from February 2005 to December 2006
•Aged >=18 years old
•Received enteral nutrition
•Head injury defined as
I.ICD-10 codes S00-S09 (as above)
II.Any alteration in brain function or pathology

Cohort 2:
Trauma without head injury
•Admitted to RAH ICU from September 2018 onwards
•Aged >=18 years old
•Receiving enteral nutrition
•No head injury defined as:
I.ICD-10 codes S10-S99 and T00-T98 (as above)
II.Absence of alterations in brain function or pathology

Trauma with head injury
•Admitted to RAH ICU from September 2018 onwards
•Aged >=18 years old
•Receiving enteral nutrition
•Head injury defined as
I.ICD-10 codes S00-S09 (as above)
II.Any alteration in brain function or pathology

Exclusion Criteria

Not applicable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the change in total energy (kcal/day) delivery between two cohorts of critically ill trauma patients admitted to the RAH ICU in 2005 and 2019. Assessed by the dietitian prescription's in medical records as well as ICU charts with actual feed received.[For length of ICU stay]