Quality indicators in nutrition therapy within the intensive care setting of a Brazilian teaching hospital

Abstract: The topic addressed by this study was quality indicators in nutritional therapy. The aim was to evaluate the quality of nutritional therapy in an intensive care unit for adults in a Brazilian university hospital. Ten quality indicators selected from a list prepared by the Clinical Nutrition Task Force of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI-Brazil) were applied. It was observed that the use of quality indicators of nutritional therapy allowed the identification of compliance and nonconformity processes, which still need additional adjustments.

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Main Authors: Rosa,Teresa Cristina Abranches, Raslan,Mariana, Souza,Albert Schiaveto de, Gielow,Karine de Cássia Freitas
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Católica Dom Bosco 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1518-70122019000300923
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