nutric_score: Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (NUTRIC) Score

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Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (NUTRIC) Score

Description

Calculates the **NUTRIC Score** to assess the risk of adverse outcomes from under-nutrition in critically ill adult patients. The score integrates patient characteristics (age, BMI), baseline health status (comorbidities, SOFA score), and anticipated length of stay. The maximum score is 5 points for the standard NUTRIC score.

Usage

nutric_score(age, bmi, sofa_score, comorbidities_count, days_on_icu_ge_2,
             il6_level_pg_ml = NA)

Arguments

age	Numeric. Patient age in years. (50-74 years adds 1 point, \ge75 years adds 1 point).
bmi	Numeric. Body Mass Index in kg/m^2. (BMI < 20 or \ge 35 adds 1 point).
sofa_score	Numeric. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score on admission. (SOFA 5-9 adds 1 point, SOFA \ge 10 adds 1 point).
comorbidities_count	Numeric. Count of comorbidities (e.g., Cancer, CKD, Liver disease, CHF). (\ge 2 adds 1 point).
days_on_icu_ge_2	Numeric (0 or 1). Anticipated length of stay in the ICU of 2 days or more. (1 = Yes, +1 point).
il6_level_pg_ml	Numeric (Optional). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) level in pg/mL. Used in the modified NUTRIC (mNUTRIC) score. (\ge 1000 pg/mL adds 1 point if applicable to the highest category).

Value

A list containing:

NUTRIC_Score	The calculated risk score (Range 0-5).
Risk_Classification	Classification (Low Risk \le 4, High Risk \ge 5).
Nutrition_Recommendation	Guidance on the intensity of nutrition support.

References

*Original Derivation (NUTRIC):* Heyland DK, Dhaliwal R, Jiang X, et al. Identifying critically ill patients who benefit most from nutritional support: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care. 2011;15(4):R172. doi:10.1186/cc10362

*IL-6 Inclusion (mNUTRIC):* Rahman A, et al. Modified NUTRIC Score: Validation and Utility in Critical Care. J Am Coll Nutr. 2015.

Examples

# Example 1: Low Risk
# 40yo (0), BMI 25 (0), SOFA 2 (0), 1 comorbidity (0), <2 ICU days (0)
nutric_score(40, 25, 2, 1, 0)

# Example 2: High Risk
# 70yo (+1), BMI 35 (+1), SOFA 12 (+1), 2 comorbidities (+1), >=2 ICU days (+1)
# Score = 5
nutric_score(70, 35, 12, 2, 1)

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