The Prevalence of Iatrogenic Underfeeding in the Nutritionally ‘At-Risk’ Critically ill Patient

1. The Prevalence of Iatrogenic Underfeeding in the Nutritionally ‘At-Risk’ Critically ill Patient Rupinder Dhaliwal, RD Executive Director Nutrition & Rehabilitation Investigators Consortium Clinical Evaluation Research Unit Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

2. Introduction Critically ill patients receive only 50% prescribed energy and protein needs This “underfeeding”, considered to be IATROGENIC, could lead to adverse consequences However, not all critically ill patients seemed to be harmed more as a consequence of iatrogenic underfeeding Caloric debt

3. Who benefits from nutrition therapy in in the ICU?

4. Multicenter observational study, 2772 patients • For every increase of 1000 calories per day • reduction in overall 60-day mortality (p=0.014) • increase in ventilator-free days (p=0.003) • Beneficial treatment effect of increased calories was only observed in: • BMI<25 and >35 • no benefit in BMI 25-<35 group

5. NUTrition Risk in the Critically ill Score (NUTRIC Score) • severity of the underlying illness • the degree of acute markers of inflammation and starvation indices • the degree of chronic markers of inflammation and starvation indices Helps discriminate which ICU patients will benefit more (or less) from aggressive protein-energy provision NUTRIC score ≥ 6 (out of 10) may benefit the most from nutrition therapy

6. Mechanically ventilated > 7 days Underfeeding in pts mechanically ventilated >7 days WORSE outcomes! Energy deficit of ~1200 kcals/day is associated with an independent likelihood of ICU death (Faisy et al British J Nutrition 2009) Recent randomized trials FAIL to show a difference in the group that received the most calories (Casaer et al NEJM 2011, Rice et al Crit Care Med 2011) Why so? 1. BMI mid ranges 2. Patients young, few comorbidities, so low NUTRIC 3. short stays in ICU (<5 days on average)

7. What is optimal nutrition? Heyland DK Crit Care Med 2011 Analyzed patients who were mechanically ventilated and in the ICU for 96 hrs or > Receiving up to 80% of their prescribed energy requirements is associated with a reduced mortality (>80-85% no added effect) We posit that nutritionally ‘at-risk’ pts should receive at least 80% prescribed needs Focus on patients that stayed in the ICU ≥ 96 hrs

8. Objective • describe the prevalence of “Iatrogenic Underfeeding” (receiving < 80% prescribed energy and protein) in ICUs across different Geographic areas • in ‘high risk’ patients subgroups • (those with > 7 days of mechanical ventilation) • body mass index (BMI) of <25 and >35 • those with a NUTRIC score of >6 compared to low risk patients • to determine those ICU and hospital characteristics associated with optimal nutrition practice (lowest rates of iatrogenic underfeeding)

9. Methods Analysis of data from • May 11, 2011 prospective, multi-institutional audit • 193 ICUs in 29 countries collected data • ~20 pts per ICU, ICU LOS at least 96 hrs • 3174 mechanically ventilated patients • Geographical regions • Sites were divided approximately by continent • Canada, US separate as many ICUs • Sites from countries or continents with too few sites to comprise a unique region were compared to similar region of practice • Mexico & South Africa

10. Data Collection For each patient • patient characteristics and ICU admission information • baseline nutrition assessment • method of calculation (e.g. indirect calorimetry, predictive equations) • total calories and protein prescribed • daily nutrition data for first 12 days or IC d/c whatever first • Route i.e. EN or PN • total calories and protein prescribed • patient outcomes • ICU and hospital discharge • and mortality. • Duration of mechanical ventilation web-based electronic data capture system

11. Statistical Approach • adequacy of total nutrition during the first 12 days in ICU % percent of caloric and protein prescriptions received from EN or PN • SOFA score and IL-6 was dropped from the original NUTRIC score • high vs. Low NUTRIC: according to median NUTRIC Score (i.e. patients with NUTRIC > median were classified as high risk subgroup) • multivariable analysis was performed • to examine the association between the prevalence of iatrogenic underfeeding • repeated using three different sets of adjustments to account for • # days in evaluation (first few days patients receive < 80%) • added covariates (ICU characteristics and patient characteristics) • simultaneously included high risk factors in addition to all covariates used

12. Results

13. n = 193 ICUs, 29 countries, 3174 patients Canada: 20 (20%) Asia: 41 (21%) USA: 45 (23%) Europe and South Africa: 25 (13%) Latin America: 24 (12%) Australia & New Zealand: 39 (20%)

14. ICU Characteristics

15. 2011 International Nutrition Survey 3747 patients from 193 ICUs 29 countries ResultsPatient Flow Diagram 573 Excluded from analysis • 378 in ICU <96 hours • 195 nutritional adequacy not • available for at least 4 days Total used in analysis 3174 patients from 193 ICUs 29 countries 350 patients with BMI ≥ 35 1013patients with NUTRIC > 4 1812 patients > 7 days of mechanical ventilation 1533 patients with BMI <25

16. Patient Characteristics

17. Nutrition Outcomes (all patients) 78% of patients failed to meet ≥ 80% of energy target

18. Nutrition Outcomes: vented > 7 days > 7 d mechanical ventilation Better calorie adequacy Better protein adequacy Longer to start EN Lower prevalence underfeeding (all values p<0.01)

19. Nutrition Outcomes (BMI) BMI ≥ 35 vs. 25-34 Better calorie adequacy (p 0.01-0.05) No difference No difference No difference BMI < 25 vs. 25-34 Better calorie adequacy Better protein adequacy Shorter time to EN Lower prevalence underfeeding all values p<0.01

20. Nutrition Outcomes (NUTRIC score) NUTRIC Score > 4 No difference No difference No difference No difference

21. Multivariate analysis (odds of receiving <80% of prescription) • being mechanically ventilated for more than 7 days • having a BMI <25 and • having a BMI ≥35 were all associated with about a one third reduction in the odds of receiving <80% of energy prescription

22. Conclusions Worldwide, the majority of critically ill patients fail to receive adequate nutritional intake This rate of failure varies across geographic regions High risk patients are less likely to be underfed than low risk patients but still experience significant underfeeding

23. Acknowledgements Daren K. Heyland MD, MSc Lauren MurchMSc Xuran Jiang MSc Andrew G. Day MSc Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University Department of Medicine, Queen’s University Kingston, ON, Canada

24. References • Alberda C, Gramlich L, Jones NE, Jeejeebhoy K, Day A, Dhaliwal R, Heyland DK. The relationship between nutritional intake and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: Results of an international multicenter observation study. Intensive Care Med 2009;35(10):1728-37.   • Faisy C, Lerolle N, Dachraoui F, Savard JF, About I, Tadie JM, Fagon JY. Impact of energy deficit calculated by a predictive method on outcome in medical patients requiring prolonged acute mechanical ventilation. British J Nutrition 2009;101:1079-1087. • Heyland DK, Dhaliwal R, Jiang X, Day A. Quantifying nutrition risk in the critically ill patient: The development and initial validation of a novel risk assessment tool. Critical Care 2011 • Casaer MP, Mesotten D, Hermans G, et al. Early versus late parenteral nutrition in critically ill adults. N Engl J Med 2011;June 29 (epub). • Rice T, Morgan S, Hays MA, Bernard GR, Jensen GL, Wheeler AP. Randomized trial of initial trophic versus full-energy nutrition in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure. Crit Care Med 2011;39;967-974. • Heyland DK, Cahill N, Day A. Optimal amount of calories for critically ill patients: Depends on how you slice the cake! Crit Care Med 2011 Jun 23 (epub).

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