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ArticleBMC nutrition2022

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the modified nutrition risk in the critically ill (mNUTRIC) score in critically ill patients affected by COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Babak Alikiaii, Seyed Taghi Hashemi, Zahra Kiani, Zahra Heidari, Behzad Nazemroaya, Mohammad Golparvar, Somayyeh Daneshmanesh, Shirin Fattahpour, Sepide Amini, Mehrnaz Shojaei and 1 more

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Comparison of the NUTRIC, NUTRICm and NUTRICpcr scores in critically ill patients ventilated for COVID-19.Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2025
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Babak AlikiaiiAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Seyed Taghi HashemiAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra KianiDepartment of Community Nutrition, Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra HeidariDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Behzad NazemroayaAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad GolparvarAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Somayyeh DaneshmaneshAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Shirin FattahpourCraniofacial and Cleft Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Sepide AminiDepartment of Community Nutrition, Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mehrnaz ShojaeiDepartment of Community Nutrition, Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad BagherniyaAnesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Bagherniya@nutr.mui.ac.ir.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-6129
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 is a very harmful pandemic, and its recovery process is highly influenced by nutritional status; however, an appropriate nutritional scale has not yet been proposed for these patients. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically ill (mNUTRIC) score in critically ill patients affected by COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). MATERIAL AND

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study performed on 204 critically ill patients affected by COVID-19 admitted to the ICU wards. Evaluated indicators include the mNUTRIC Score as well as demographic, and biochemical indicators.

resultsA high percentage of COVID-19 patients (67.2%) had severe disease. Hospital and ICU stay (p > 0.001) and PH (p > 0.001) values were significantly lower in non-survivors than in survivors. mNUTRIC score (p > 0.001), PCO2 (p = 0.003), and CRP levels (p = 0.021) were significantly higher in non-survivors than survivors. mNUTRIC score had a direct correlation with age (p > 0.001), AST (p = 0.000), LDH (p = 0.026), and CRP (p = 0.014) and an inverse correlation with hospital duration (p = 0.031), albumin (p = 0.003) and PH (p < 0.001). Furthermore, there was a non-significant correlation between the mNUTRIC score and mortality chance (OR = 1.085, 95%CI [0.83, 1.42], p = 0.552). While, patients with more severe COVID-19 disease (OR = 8.057, 95%CI [1.33, 48.64], p = 0.023) and higher PCO2 (OR = 1.042, 95%CI [1.01, 1.08], p = 0.023) levels had higher odds of mortality.

conclusionsOur findings revealed that COVID-19 patients with higher CRP levels and lower PH had higher mortality and poor nutritional condition. Moreover, there was a non-significant association between the mNUTRIC score and mortality chance.

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COVID-19ICUMorbidityMortalityNUTRIC score

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