Determining the affect and cost effectiveness of nutrition in critically ill patients from Intensive Care Unit admission to hospital discharge.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1075288

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Nutrition when you are severely unwell is very important to support recovery. Research is required to determine exactly how much nutrition is needed in severely ill patients to ensure their best recovery. This project aims to determine what effect nutrition has on clinical and functional outcomes of patients who are severely ill during their whole hospital stay. It will also aim to determine the cost effectiveness of nutrition for these patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $138,964.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical and Sports Nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

critical illness | enteral nutrition | intensive care | malnutrition | nutritional rehabilitation | nutritional support techniques | nutritional therapy | parenteral nutrition

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