Observational studyClinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)2022
Impact of COVID-19 in nutritional and functional status of survivors admitted in intensive care units during the first outbreak. Preliminary results of the NUTRICOVID study.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and prognosis of sarcopenia in acute COVID-19 and long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of EQ-5D studies.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Pooled it
- Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Nutritional and Physical Rehabilitation in Post-Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Ambulatory Patients: The NutriEcoMuscle Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- The Link between Inflammation, Lipid Derivatives, and Microbiota Metabolites in COVID-19 Patients: Implications on Eating Behaviors and Nutritional Status.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Nutritional and Morphofunctional Assessment of Post-ICU Patients with COVID-19 at Hospital Discharge: NutriEcoMuscle Study.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- The Effects of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Severe and Critical COVID-19 Disease: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023Article
- [Quality of life and functional status at hospital discharge of patients with COVID-19 in Colombia].Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) · 2023Article
- Risk of mental disorders and malnutrition in elderly COVID-19 survivors: An observational study.F1000Research · 2023Observational
- Factors associated with mortality in hospitalised, non-severe, older COVID-19 patients - the role of sarcopenia and frailty assessment.BMC geriatrics · 2022Observational
- Reply - Letter to the editor: Impact of COVID-19 in nutritional and functional status of survivors admitted in intensive care units during the first outbreak. Preliminary results of the NUTRICOVID study.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Letter to the editor: Impact of COVID-19 in nutritional and functional status of survivors admitted in intensive care units during the first outbreak. Preliminary results of the NUTRICOVID study.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Nutrition support practices across the care continuum in a single centre critical care unit during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic - A comparison of VV-ECMO and non-ECMO patients.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Observational
- COVID-19: Lessons on malnutrition, nutritional care and public health from the ESPEN-WHO Europe call for papers.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Care of People with Post-COVID-19 Sequelae in the Scope of Primary Health Care: Scoping Review Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Frequency and factors associated with sarcopenia prediction in adult and elderly patients hospitalized for COVID-19.Experimental gerontology · 2022Article
- Modifications of Chest CT Body Composition Parameters at Three and Six Months after Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
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aimsCOVID-19 patients present a high hospitalization rate with a high mortality risk for those requiring intensive care. When these patients have other comorbid conditions and older age, the risk for severe disease and poor outcomes after ICU admission are increased. The present work aims to describe the preliminary results of the ongoing NUTRICOVID study about the nutritional and functional status and the quality of life of adult COVID-19 survivors after ICU discharge, emphasizing the in-hospital and discharge situation of this population.
methodsA multicenter, ambispective, observational cohort study was conducted in 16 public hospitals of the Community of Madrid with COVID-19 survivors who were admitted to the ICU during the first outbreak. Preliminary results of this study include data retrospectively collected. Malnutrition and sarcopenia were screened at discharge using MUST and SARC-F; the use of healthcare resources was measured as the length of hospital stay and requirement of respiratory support and tracheostomy during hospitalization; other study variables were the need for medical nutrition therapy (MNT); and patients' functional status (Barthel index) and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L).
resultsA total of 176 patients were included in this preliminary analysis. Most patients were male and older than 60 years, who suffered an average (SD) weight loss of 16.6% (8.3%) during the hospital stay, with a median length of stay of 53 (27-89.5) days and a median ICU stay of 24.5 (11-43.5) days. At discharge, 83.5% and 86.9% of the patients were at risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia, respectively, but only 38% were prescribed MNT. In addition, more than 70% of patients had significant impairment of their mobility and to conduct their usual activities at hospital discharge.
conclusionsThis preliminary analysis evidences the high nutritional and functional impairment of COVID-19 survivors at hospital discharge and highlights the need for guidelines and systematic protocols, together with appropriate rehabilitation programs, to optimize the nutritional management of these patients after discharge.
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