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The SICS Nutrition Group

The group was started in October 2006 to examine issues surrounding nutritional practices in Scottish ICUs, following a survey carried out in 2005-2006, which demonstrated wide variations in practices across Scotland ( SICS Nut Survey).

This section of the SICS Website aims to foster interest in critical care nutrition in Scotland.

The audit section provides suggested audit tools for you to audit nutritional practice in your ICU with an emphasis on achievement of nutritional goals and to identify areas for improvement. An HDU audit tool is also provided.

Examples of protocols which are used in Scottish units are provided and we welcome more of these to add to the collection. Work is underway on validation of an nutritional assessment tool for ICU patients.

For an educational overview of ICU nutrition, see the SICS Nutrition Module (to be published soon) and ICU Nut Educn

Throughout the website we provide links to related websites and guidelines.

Aims of the SICS Nutrition Group:

To provide a forum for multidisciplinary discussion of nutritional issues affecting ICUs in Scotland.

To review available guidelines on intensive care nutrition.

To contribute to critical appraisal of the nutritional literature for SICS EBM website by producing CATS and topic reviews.

To improve nutrition education for medical and nursing staff in intensive care.

To present relevant topics at SICS meetings with the purpose of stimulating interest in nutrition amongst SICS members.

To identify and support research and audit being done in Scotland in ICU nutrition.

To identify issues of local concern which may have national implications.

To share experiences of different feeding methods and equipment.

To develop nutritional audit in Scotland and encourage participation in international ventures.

To develop protocols based on best practice and to improvement nutritional assessment in ICU.

Chairman

Dr. Marcia McDougall

Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline

Aims

To inform and improve Scottish intensive care nutritional practice in line with best evidence. The group meets three or four times a year at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.

Membership

ICU consultants, dietitians, nurses and pharmacists. Biochemists and surgeons involved in ICU nutrition are also welcome.

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