Sarcopenia and Psychosocial Variables in Patients in Intensive Care Units: The Role of Nutrition and Rehabilitation in Prevention and Treatment.

Sareen Gropper, Dennis Hunt, Deborah W Chapa

Journal: Critical care nursing clinics of North America 2020;31(4):489-499

PMID: 31685115

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Abstract

Critical illness leads to decline in muscle mass that promotes decline in physical function and psychological function and may lead to cognitive decline or dementia. Nurses are key to driving the multidisciplinary interventions that prevent protein loss and promote positive outcomes for critically ill patients.

Address: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Building 84, Office 322, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.; Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA.; Lee Health, 8925 Colonial Center Drive, Building A, Suite 1000, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.07.004

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MeSH Terms: Aging, Critical Illness, Early Ambulation, Enteral Nutrition, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Nutritional Status, Sarcopenia