Multidisciplinary nutritional support team and mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Main finding · 30-day mortalityResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.81 95% CI 0.75–0.87Authors' conclusion
NST implementation was associated with enhanced 30-day and 1-year survival rates in patients with ARDS.
Study context
- Population
- Adults admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) in South Korea with a primary diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), 2017–2021
- Participants
- 15,555 adults
- Exposure
- ICU with multidisciplinary nutritional support team (NST) vs without NST
- NSTn = 6,615
- non-NSTn = 8,940reference
- Outcome
- 30-day mortality
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailsmultivariable-adjusted
- Multivariable-adjusted
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
0.81
95% CI 0.75–0.87
P < 0.001
NST vs non-NST
OR 0.81 (95% CI 0.75–0.87); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-year all-cause mortalityMultivariable Cox regression; 12% lower | 0.88 (0.85–0.92) | P < 0.001 | |
| 0.512Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Multidisciplinary nutritional support team and mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 29 September 2024. doi:10.
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