| dc.description.abstract | Introduction
Malnutrition is very common in critically ill patients admitted to the
intensive care unit (ICU), and it is important to strengthen nutritional support for
patients in intensive care. Enteral nutrition is the first choice of nutritional support
for critica lly ill patients. In critically ill patients, early enteral nutrition is essential
to restore normal intestinal permeability, prevent intestinal infections and
intestinal failure, and improve the patient's clinical condition. One of the
nutritional element s that need to be monitored is the body's albumin level.
Methods
This study used an experimental design by administering snakehead fish
extract (Channa striata) and sonde diet (enteral nutrition) to ICU patients at HAM
Hospital. This study was conducted b y examining albumin and measuring upper
arm circumference in intubated sepsis patients and ICU care patients
Results
There were 20 samples which included inclusion and exclusion criteria.
In this study, patients with sepsis found albumin levels were still in the below
normal range with an average value of 2.85 g/dl on the first day and lower results
on day 14 of treatment. This was also conveyed in previous studies which found
low albumin levels. ie <3.5 g/dl in other critically ill patients
Conclusion
In this study, there was no significant difference in albumin levels
and upper arm circumference in the sonde diet and sonde diet with snakehead fish
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