TY - JOUR
T1 - Routine laboratory parameters to support decision on parenteral nutrition in palliative care
AU - Kum, Lea
AU - Zeilinger, Elisabeth L
AU - Vohla, Dagmar
AU - Kitta, Anna
AU - Brunevskaya, Nadine
AU - Adamidis, Feroniki
AU - Ecker, Franziska
AU - Masel, Eva K
AU - Mayr-Pirker, Brigitte
AU - Meyer, Alexa L
AU - Sturtzel, Bärbel
AU - Kreye, Gudrun
AU - Unseld, Matthias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Kum, Zeilinger, Vohla, Kitta, Brunevskaya, Adamidis, Ecker, Masel, Mayr-Pirker, Meyer, Sturtzel, Kreye and Unseld.
PY - 2023/11/3
Y1 - 2023/11/3
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is widely used in palliative care (PC), but there is limited evidence to support its use at the end of life (EOL). This aim of this was to investigate the relationship between routine laboratory parameters and survival in patients receiving PN, and to develop a decision tree model to support clinicians decide whether to start or forgo PN.METHODS: The laboratory parameters of 113 patients with advanced diseases who were admitted to a specialized palliative care unit (PCU) were analyzed at two points in time: T0 = before PN, T1 = two weeks after initiation of PN. Univariate Mann-Whitney U-tests and multivariate linear regression models, as well as a decision tree analysis were computed; all in relation to survival time.RESULTS: The final regression model was significant with p = 0.001 (adjusted R2 = 0.15) and included two predictors for survival time after PN initiation: the CRP/albumin ratio and urea at T1 (ps = 0.019). Decision tree analysis revealed three important predictors for classification of survival time after PN initiation: CRP, urea, and LDH (all at T0).DISCUSSION: The decision tree model may help to identify patients likely to benefit from PN, thus supporting the clinical decision whether or not to start PN.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is widely used in palliative care (PC), but there is limited evidence to support its use at the end of life (EOL). This aim of this was to investigate the relationship between routine laboratory parameters and survival in patients receiving PN, and to develop a decision tree model to support clinicians decide whether to start or forgo PN.METHODS: The laboratory parameters of 113 patients with advanced diseases who were admitted to a specialized palliative care unit (PCU) were analyzed at two points in time: T0 = before PN, T1 = two weeks after initiation of PN. Univariate Mann-Whitney U-tests and multivariate linear regression models, as well as a decision tree analysis were computed; all in relation to survival time.RESULTS: The final regression model was significant with p = 0.001 (adjusted R2 = 0.15) and included two predictors for survival time after PN initiation: the CRP/albumin ratio and urea at T1 (ps = 0.019). Decision tree analysis revealed three important predictors for classification of survival time after PN initiation: CRP, urea, and LDH (all at T0).DISCUSSION: The decision tree model may help to identify patients likely to benefit from PN, thus supporting the clinical decision whether or not to start PN.
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U2 - 10.3389/fnut.2023.1173106
DO - 10.3389/fnut.2023.1173106
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38024343
SN - 2296-861X
VL - 10
SP - 1173106
JO - Frontiers in Nutrition
JF - Frontiers in Nutrition
M1 - 1173106
ER -