Caloric delivery in Prasat Hospital Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

This retrospective descriptive study was mainly evaluate of amount of caloric delivery of critically-ill patients in Prasat Hospital Intensive Care Unit. This study was collect the data between January 1, 2012 to November 1, 2012. Based on Total Energy expenditure (TEE), it was found that in the first week of treatment 32.98 percent of ICU patient
did not receive adequate calories. And percent of caloric deficit was decrease by time. Amount of caloric delivery also was found lower in the first period of treatment than later date. Causes of insufficient caloric delivery were inadequate calories order, high gastric residual volume, need to be observed for respiration and be observed for abdominal signs in case of be rule out acute abdominal condition ,respectively. It could be concluded that suboptimal caloric delivery was common in Prasat Hospital Intensive Care Unit. With these identified cause and help us to improving critically-ill patient care.