Author(s)

ZhongYi Wu

Affiliation(s)

Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou215001, Jiangsu, China.

Corresponding Author

ZhongYi Wu

ABSTRACT

Objective: To identify risk factors for feeding intolerance (FI) among neurocritical patients based on admission data.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using convenience sampling to analyze neurocritical patients who were admitted to the neurology department of a tertiary hospital in Suzhou and received enteral nutrition between January 2018 and December 2022. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine independent predictors of FI.Results: A total of 291 patients were included, of whom 119 (40.9%) developed FI. Univariate analysis showed that age, history of diabetes, history of stroke, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, and Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002) score were significantly associated with FI (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression identified history of diabetes (OR=2.687), history of stroke (OR=2.352), lower GCS score (OR=0.750), and higher NRS-2002 score (OR=1.467) as independent risk factors for FI.Conclusion: History of diabetes, history of stroke, lower GCS score, and higher NRS-2002 score are major risk factors for FI in neurocritical patients. Early identification of these high-risk characteristics using admission data may support timely, targeted interventions to improve feeding tolerance and enhance the effectiveness of enteral nutrition.

KEYWORDS

Neurocritical patients; Enteral nutrition; Feeding intolerance; Nursing

CITE THIS PAPER

ZhongYi Wu. Factors influencing enteral feeding intolerance in neurocritical patients based on admission data. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. 2025, 7(3): 56-60. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/jpmr3057.

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