Nutrition and functional outcomes after critical illness due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To determine functional outcomes 6 months after intensive care unit admission for severe infection due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza and examine the relationship between nutrition during ICU admission and outcome.

Design, Setting And Participants: Retrospective cohort study of patients with confirmed H1N1 influenza admitted to the ICU, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, June- October 2009.

Main Outcome Measures: Data were collected from medical records, dietitian notes and the daily ICU chart and included: demographics, daily kilocalories (Kcal) and protein delivered compared with dietitian-calculated requirement, ICU and hospital length of stay.