2. INTRODUCTION
Malnutrition :
Common but often unrecognized and patient do not get
appropriate treatment.
Occurs about 30% of surgical patient with GIT diseases and
60% of prolonged hospital stay patient.
Aim of nutritional support:
To identify those patient at risk of malnutrition and to ensure
their proper nutritional support.
3. After short fasting (12 hours) most of the
food from GIT completely absorbed
Usages of liver glycogen(200 gm)
Usages of glycogen from muscle (500 gm)
De novo gluconeogenesis in liver from muscle catabolism
(75 gm/day)
5. The MUST Tool (Malnutrition universal screening tool)
BMI (kg/m2)
0 = >20.0
1 = 18.5-20.0
2 = <18.5
Weight loss in 3-6 months
0 = <5%
1 = 5-10%
2= >10%
Acute diseases effect
Add a score of 2 if there has
been or is likely to be no or
very little nutritional intake for
>5 days
Overall risk of undernutrition
o 1 2 or more
low medium High
6. Causes of malnutrition in surgical patient:
Decreased intake,
Increased metabolic expenditure
Altered nutrient use.
Fundamental goals of nutritional support:
To meet the energy requirement for metabolic process
To maintain a normal core body temperature
For tissue repair
11. Fluid
In adult : 30-40 ml/kg/day
In children
Weight (kg) Water requirement
0-10 4 ml/kg/hr
10-20 40 ml/hr + 2 ml/kg/hr for each kg >10 kg
>20 60 ml/hr + 1 ml/kg/hr for each kg >20 kg
12. Some special circumstance
In post operative patient vit-C requirement increases to 60-80
mg/day.
Vit-B12 is indicated in patient undergone gastric surgery &
intestinal resection.
Vit-A,D,E,K absorption is reduced in absence of bile.
Sodium, potassium & phosphate are lost in significant amount is
diarrhoeal disease.
In a jejunostomy patient average fluid loss is 4L/day.
13. ARTIFICIAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
The indications for nutritional support :
Any patient who has sustained 5–7 days of inadequate
intake
Who is anticipated to have no intake for this period should
be considered for nutritional support.
The periods may be less in patients with pre-existing
malnutrition.
15. Enteral nutrition
The term ‘enteral feeding’ means delivery of nutrients into the
gastrointestinal tract. The alimentary tract should be used whenever
possible.
Types of enteral diet :
Polymeric diet
Monomeric/elemental diet
Diseases specific diet
17. Monitoring feeding regimes
• CBC, Urea and electrolytes, Blood glucose
• Temperature
• Body weight,
• Fluid Balance
Daily
• Urine and plasma osmolality
• Ca,Mg,Zn and phosphates
• plasma proteins, LFTs, Thiamine, ABG, Triglycerides
Weekly
• B12, Folate, Iron,
• Lactate,
• Trace elements
Fortnightly
18. Complications of enteral nutrition
Tube related
Gastrointestinal
Metabolic/biochemical
Infective
19.
20. Parenteral nutrition
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is defined as the provision of
all nutritional requirements by means of the intravenous route and
without the use of the gastrointestinal tract.
Parenteral nutrition is indicated when
Energy and protein needs cannot be met by the enteral
administration of these substrates.
Clinical indications- massive resection of the small intestine,
intestinal fistula, prolonged intestinal failure
21. Routes of parenteral nutrition
Peripheral
Conventional short cannula in wrist vein
Peripherally inserted central venous catheter
Central
Subclavian vein
Internal jugular vein
External jugular vein
22. Writing TPN prescriptions
Determine total volume of formulation based on individual
patient fluid needs
Determine amino acid (protein) content Adequate to meet
patient’s estimated needs
Determine dextrose (carbohydrate) content ~70-80% of non-
protein calories or ~50% calorie needs
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Determine lipid (fat) content ~20-30% non-protein calories
Determine electrolyte needs
Determine acid/base status based on chloride and CO2 levels
Check to make sure desired formulation will fit in the total
volume indicated
24. Complications of parenteral nutrition
Related to nutrient deficiency
Related to over feeding
Related to sepsis
Related line
25. Advantages of enteral feeding over
TPN
More physiological (liver not bypassed)
Lesser cardiac work
Safer and more efficient
Better tolerated by the patient
More economical
26. Refeeding Syndrome
Severe fluid and electrolyte shifts in malnourished patients
undergoing refeeding.
More common in parenteral nutrition(TPN)
Biochemical changes ↓ PO4
-2, ↓Calcium, ↓magnesium
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Patients at risk
Severe malnutrition,
Anorexics
Prolonged periods of fasting
Alcohol dependency
Treatment involves matching intakes with requirements and
assiduously avoiding overfeeding.
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Calorie delivery should be increased slowly and vitamins
administered regularly.
Hypophosphataemia and hypomagnesaemia require
treatment.
31. Parenteral nutrition should be reserved for the patients
in whom a clear contraindication to enteral nutrition is
present
32. In hospital the best way of optimizing
care is with multidisciplinary support team.
receive input from clinician, dietician,
nurse, chemical pathologist & microbiologist.