ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Malnutrition in survivors of critical illness and long-term survival outcomes: A cohort study
Main finding · Mortality between 1 and 5 years after ICU admissionResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.49 95 % CI 1.46–1.52Authors' conclusion
Malnutrition within 1 year of ICU admission was reported in 8.1 % of survivors. Notably, malnutrition after ICU admission was associated with an increased risk of mortality between 1 and 5 years after ICU admission among ICU survivors.
Study context
- Population
- Adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in 2017 in South Korea who survived >1 year after ICU admission (National Health Insurance Service database)
- Participants
- 228,702 ICU survivors
- Exposure
- Malnutrition after ICU admission vs no malnutrition
- Malnutrition after ICU admissionn = 18,487
- Outcome
- Mortality between 1 and 5 years after ICU admission
- Follow-up
- 1 to 5 years after ICU admission
Methodological detailsnationwide database, multivariable Cox regression
- Nationwide database
- Multivariable Cox regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio
1.49
95 % CI 1.46–1.52
P < 0.001
Malnutrition after ICU admission vs No malnutrition
HR 1.49 (95 % CI 1.46–1.52); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Prevalence of malnutrition before and after ICU admission — Malnutrition after ICU admission
- 8.1 %
- Prevalence of malnutrition before and after ICU admission: Before ICU admission 5.5 %
Original publication
Malnutrition in survivors of critical illness and long-term survival outcomes: A cohort study. J Crit Care. Published 25 September 2024. doi:10.
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