@article{Salimah Japar_Kim Lam Soh_Hatifah Che Hussin_Nor Airini Ibrahim_Swee Leong Ong_Kim Geok Soh_2016, title={THE TREND OF ENTERAL FEEDING AMONG CRITICALLY- ILL PATIENTS IN ADULT ICUs IN MALAYSIA }, volume={12}, url={https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1242}, abstractNote={<p>The adequacy of caloric intake is crucial for all critically-ill patients in Intensive Care Units <br>because energy expenditure is higher in these patients compared to normal patients in general wards. Adequate <br>calorie intake will promote positive outcome to the patients while inadequate calorie will lead to malnutrition <br>which will increase the length of stay. The objective of this study was to determine the adequacy of caloric <br>intake received by critically-ill patients in the general ICU in Malaysia. This was a cross sectional study which <br>used a proforma adapted from ICU protocol. There were 132 participants involved in this study. The descriptive <br>statistic and independent t-test were used for the statistical analysis. The results showed that 75.8% (n=100) <br>received adequate or more than calorie prescribed while 24.2% (n=32) received calorie less than the given <br>prescription. Patients that received early feeding were 72% (n=95) and late feeding were 28% (n=37). The <br>continuous feeding method was most commonly used in early feeding patients from Day 1 to Day 3. There was <br>an association between the adequacy of calorie intake and the length of stay (p<0.05). Findings obtained from <br>this study will provide information for the nurses and other health care providers to improve the management of <br>patients so that all patients will receive adequate caloric intake during their stay in ICUs.</p>}, number={30}, journal={GEOMATE Journal}, author={Salimah Japar and Kim Lam Soh and Hatifah Che Hussin and Nor Airini Ibrahim and Swee Leong Ong and Kim Geok Soh}, year={2016}, month={Nov.}, pages={115–120} }