Anest. intenziv. Med. 2001;12(3):137
Nutritional Assessment according to Adductor Pollicis Response to Electrical StimulationArticles
- Klinika anestéziológie a intenzívnej medicíny LF UPJŠ a FNsP Košice, prednosta MUDr. J. Firment
Authors have used subjective global assessment method for evaluation of nutritional status. T hey measured muscle strength with relaxometry device.They found next correlation coefficients: twitch strength TW% 30 mA (-0,68), loss of body weig ht (0,57), length of ICU stay (0,53), plasmabutyrylcholinestherase (-0,52), days used antibiotics (0,51), occurrence of pneumonia (0,50), days of postoperative hospitalisation (0,46), days withskin stitches (0,45), plasma albumin (-0,38), plasma proteins (-0,34), age (0,26).
Keywords: artificial nutrition; muscle strenght; relaxometry
Published: June 1, 2001 Show citation