Prevalência de desnutrição entre pacientes críticos idosos e não idosos

Abstract

In intensive care units the malnutrition rate can reach about 80% of patients. This hospital malnutrition has not changed in the last 20 years and many patients are not nutritionally evaluated. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in critically ill elderly and non-elderly patients. Retrospective clinical study with 333 elderly and non-elderly patients of both sexes. Data were collected from a secondary database of nutritional evolution charts of patients admitted to a private hospital in the city of Cuiabá-MT. The nutritional status of these patients was evaluated by the Global Subjective Assessment (SGA). The results showed that the elderly patients are significantly more malnourished than the non-elderly, presenting an increased risk for malnutrition, mortality and the presence of two or more CNCDs. Older critically ill patients are more malnourished than non-elderly. These patients are also at increased risk for malnutrition, death and for the presence of two or more chronic non-communicable diseases.