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Analysis of medical enteral nutrition of Acute Stroke patients in a Hungarian Stroke Center
Joint Event on 12th International Conference on Vascular Dementia and Dementia & 8th International Conference on Neurological Disorders and Stroke
March 14-16, 2019 | London, UK
Beres-Molnar KA, Jarecsny T, Al-Muhanna N, Janoska D, Dudas E, Koles B, Folyovich A, Kovacs A and Molnar A
Szent Janos Hospital, Hungary Hungarian Dietetic Association, Hungary Semmelweis University, Hungary
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : J Brain Neurol
Abstract:
Introduction: 30-50% of acute stroke patients (ASPs) suffer
from dysphagia. These patients have a higher risk for
dehydration, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, pressure
ulcer. Their prognosis is worse, mortality is higher. However,
the medical enteral nutrition (MET) is not sufficiently known at
neurological departments. To change it, it is necessary to know
the number and characteristics of patients with dysphagia.
Early malnutrition, sarcopenia, dysphagia screening and
management are recommended.
Patients and method: malnutrition universal screening tool
(MUST) and clinical bedside dysphagia assessment (CBA) by
trained speech therapist were the screening methods. Latter
contained Water-Swallowing-Test (WST), Multiple-Consistency-
Test, Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS), Swallowing-
Provocation-Test (SPT) were carried out in all ASPs after hospital
admission. Our prospective study contains the data of ASPs
admitted to our department. Their routine therapeutic protocol
was supplemented by MET. We analyzed the history of the first
31 (23 women, 8 men) ASPs.
Results: The average age of the patients was 79.66 years,
neurological state (modified Rankin Scale - mRS – average value:
4.84) was serious, nutritional risk was high (MUST-score - average:
2.90). The most common co-morbidities were hypertension,
diabetes, atrial fibrillation. 4 patients had Clostridium difficile
infection. 10 patients had remarkable dysphagia. At the time of
admission 9 patients were malnourished, 3 overweight. During
the hospitalisation 5 patients were fed orally, 25 by nasogastric
tube, 1 via PEG. 18 patients died, 10 patients were transmitted
to chronic or rehabilitation ward, 3 were discharged home. The
mRS value of the survivals fell down from 4.58 to 4.08.
Conclusion: MET is administrated usually for ASPs with
serious general and neurological condition independently
from dysphagia. Improvement can be achieved in survivors of
this group as well and the role of MET is presumable. MET for
patients with less severe condition is certainly useful, for this
purpose further cost-effectiveness studies are needed.
Biography:
Béres-Molnár KA was graduated at the Medical Faculty of Semmelweis University, and trained at the Department of Neurology and Stroke of Szent János University Hospital, Budapest. She obtained Board Certification in Neurology in 2017. Her main areas of scientific interest are immunological changes during acute stroke, stroke epidemiology and medical enteral nutrition of stroke patients. She is the Secretary of Horányi Béla Clinical Neuroscience Society and of Board of Trustees of Csanda Endre Neurological Foundation.
E-mail: beres.molnar@gmail.com
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