Stan odżywienia pacjentów Neurochirurgicznego Oddziału Intensywnej Opieki Medycznej
Neurosurgical patients present important metabolic alterations that trigger increased energy and protein expenditure. The clinical condition in neuro patients associated with the use of sedatives, steroids, barbiturates and muscle-relaxing drugs postpones the use of nutrients in these patients and,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Państwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we Włocławku
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne |
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| Online Access: | https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN/article/view/38501 |
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| Summary: | Neurosurgical patients present important metabolic alterations that trigger increased energy and protein expenditure. The clinical condition in neuro patients associated with the use of sedatives, steroids, barbiturates and muscle-relaxing drugs postpones the use of nutrients in these patients and, thus, complications, including infection and longer hospitalization, may occur. Weight loss, negative nitrogen balance and immune dysfunction constitute a characteristic response in neurosurgical patients. There is a strong relationship between adequate nutritional status and recovery from critical illness. Improved nutritional status is associated with positive clinical outcomes. The health care team, nurses in particular, play a major role in the management and maintenance of an optimal nutritional status in patients who are in the neurosurgical clinic. This compilation aims at highlighting the fact that inadequate nutrition is a serious problem which increases incidence of morbidity and mortality especially in neurosurgical patients. The article also emphasises the importance of nursing assessment. (JNNN 2017;6(1):33–38) |
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| ISSN: | 2084-8021 2299-0321 |