Does obesity influence the outcome of the patients following cardiac arrest?

Abstract

requirements (p¼<0.01). When patients received an initial dietitian review on day 1 of admission, they were also more likely to achieve nutrition requirements (p¼<0.01). Documented reasons for delayed EN commencement or failure to achieve nutritional requirements were airway management, procedural requirements and waiting for dietitian review. Nursing care specific to EN management was poorly documented. Conclusion: EN commencement time and delivering target volumes are equally important in achieving nutritional requirements. Yet it continues to be challenging in the ICU environment. Barriers occur at both an individual and organisational level.