Investigation of nutritional assessment tools for long-term mechanically ventilated patients

• Main Authors: Po-Fang Chen, 陳柏方
• Other Authors: 楊淑惠
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62634009319905062664

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 保健營養學研究所 === 95 === Long term mechanically ventilated (LTMV) patients were increased in Taiwan. To increase the quality of medical and decrease the spend of health insurance, we used Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) to set up an early assessment tool of nutrition status may help in monitoring patients in time. 68 patients completed this study who were from respiratory center ward (RCW) of Keelung Hospital, Department of Health Executive Yuan, R.O.C. and Jen-Kang Hospital in 2006. GNRI has significant difference between “normal” and “at risk” and positive correlation with albumin, body mass index (BMI) and maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax) than in MNA and SGA. In validity, GNRI better than MNA and SGA can avoid to loss patients who were at risk. To identified the GNRI deeply, there are significant difference with albumin, BMI, Pimax in four levels. It confirmed as GNRI levels increased, indeed can respond to nutrition status. In conclusion, Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) can be an assessment tool to response the nutrition status of LTMV patients in RCW.