Beth Meadows

Critical care dietitian @ Manchester Royal Infirmary

[Sarah Richards (RD) @SRichardsRD]

Removing NGT too early after leaving the ICU continues to happen, often without dietetic involvement in the decision - occurs in 58% of cases! #espen2022

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

A last push for responses to our survey on handgrip strength practice in critical care!

Please complete even if you don't measure routinely!

Link: https://t.co/TxUlMb9wLO

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

Our questionnaire about handgrip strength in critical care patients is still open! Please complete even if you don’t routinely measure - you can skip questions!

The link: https://t.co/TxUlMb9wLO

[Dr Danielle Bear @danni_dietitian]

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve presented this & the number of times it’s been tweeted. I can only hope that each time it makes a few more people consider the important role that nutrition plays in recovery from critical illness #SOA22

[Aine Murphy @AMurf88]

@danni_dietitian Thank you. Appetite recovery can take up to three months post ICU to recover. Lots for me to learn to support bedside discussions with ICU patients recommencing oral intake to hopefully be more realistic & helpful when pts ask me about their NGT etc

[Emma Gaskin RD @ICUdietitian]

Do not remove the NG tube!

Oral intake alone shows such poor adequacy of meeting nutritional requirements!

We see this so often the tube is removed so early because patients are ‘eating well’, but this is very often not the case. Refer to the dietitian.
#SOA22

[Emma Gaskin RD @ICUdietitian]

Great response from @danni_dietitian regarding a question over the issue of ‘taste of nutritional supplements’
- remember taste changes
- taste is individual & many do like the taste
- there is a range of flavours
- avoid the negative impact of telling someone what you think

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

Please pass this onto your critical care dietetic colleagues who don’t have Twitter! Your help is much appreciated! 😊

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

Calling critical care dietitians!

We are collecting info on handgrip strength in critical care patients to standardise our practice by creating a SOP. Please take our questionnaire!

https://t.co/TxUlMb9wLO

@BDACriticalCare

[Peter Nydahl @NydahlPeter]

In 451 ICU patients, the Sit To Stand Test had very good clinimetric properties to assess function at ICU and hospital discharge
Thanks to @CritCareReviews

https://t.co/I7dWl7BcSd

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

Calling critical care dietitians!

We are collecting info on handgrip strength in critical care patients to standardise our practice by creating a SOP. Please take our questionnaire!

https://t.co/TxUlMb9wLO

@BDACriticalCare

[Beth Meadows @lookingamaizing]

Calling critical care dietitians!

We are collecting info on handgrip strength in critical care patients to standardise our practice by creating a SOP. Please take our questionnaire!

https://t.co/TxUlMb9wLO

@BDACriticalCare

[MedicalNutritionToday @MediNutriToday]

Authors call out the differing recommendations by ASPEN/ESPEN/Canadian guidelines on fibre use in enterally tube fed critically-ill adults.

We recommend this paper - NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED!

Read on to learn more....

https://t.co/9bHzY5YCS0

@ESPENorg @ASPENWEB @BDACriticalCare

[BDA Gastroenterology Specialist Group @bda_gastro]

Great tweetorial on Cirrhosis 👏

Thanks for sharing the finding @Jules_GastroRD 🙏

[MyNutriWeb @MyNutriWeb]

🥜Very interesting to hear about the average consumption of nuts in the UK diet.
🥜Intake is low, with only 11% of UK adults consuming whole tree nuts.
🥜Median intake - 6.5g/day.
#mynutriweb #hearthealth #heartsmartdiet

[MedicalNutritionToday @MediNutriToday]

FREE! We have 5 copies of the excellent Dietetic Pocket Guide for Adults to give away! Everyone loves a freebie, so if you'd like a copy, just follow us & retweet this tweet & we'll pick 5 people at random over the next couple of days. (UK/Ireland only please).

[Dick King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith]

Two groups of penguins pass each other, stopping briefly to exchange information.

[BDA Older People Specialist Group @BDA_olderpeople]

Snacking can help support older adults to meet their dietary needs! Swap low calorie options for nutrient dense ones like cheese cubes and nut butters! #5goldenrings #12daysofxmas @AgeingWellNHS @EatWellScot @BDA_Dietitians

[AYMES @AYMESNutrition]

Introducing our new AYMES dosage cup!

It is important to offer flexible serving sizes for patients struggling with ONS volume or compliance.

Our latest article explores the evidence base for split doses of ONS and patient compliance: https://t.co/Bc8hzNLR7T

#RD #RD2b #ONS

[Kate @fikawithkitty]

Trying to get hold of anyone on a Friday afternoon in the NHS

[MedicalNutritionToday @MediNutriToday]

For the management of MND @seanwhite1977 speaking @BAPENUK says "Timing matters for nutrition support, >10% weight loss before gastrostomy = poorer outcomes". For those with MND who are tube fed https://t.co/aDOBUbVXK7 is a great resource.