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  • Title: Implementing the PEP uP Protocol in Critical Care Units in Canada: Results of a Multicenter, Quality Improvement Study.
    Author: Heyland DK, Dhaliwal R, Lemieux M, Wang M, Day AG.
    Journal: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr; 2015 Aug; 39(6):698-706. PubMed ID: 24748597.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented widespread iatrogenic underfeeding in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In an experimental setting, we demonstrated the safety and efficacy of a novel enteral feeding protocol designed to overcome the main barriers to adequate delivery of enteral nutrition (EN), the Enhanced Protein-Energy Provision via the Enteral Route Feeding Protocol (PEP uP protocol). The purpose of this article is to describe our experience with implementing this feeding protocol under "real-world" settings in Canada. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a multicenter quality improvement initiative with a concurrent control group. Selected ICUs implemented the PEP uP protocol, and nutrition practices and outcomes were compared with a concurrent control group of ICUs. RESULTS: In 2013, of the 24 ICUs from Canada that participated in the International Nutrition Survey, 8 implemented the PEP uP protocol and the remaining 16 served as concurrent control sites. Patients at PEP uP sites received 60.1% of their prescribed energy requirements from EN compared with 49.9% in patients from control hospitals (P = .02). In addition, patients in PEP uP protocol sites received more protein from EN (61.0% vs 49.7% of prescribed amounts; P = .01), were more likely to receive protein supplements (71.8% vs 47.7%; P = .01), and were more likely to receive >80% of their protein requirements by day 3 (46.1% vs 29.3%; P = .05) compared with patients in control hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: In the real-life setting, the PEP uP protocol can improve the delivery of EN to critically ill patients.
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