Title
Malnutrition in critically ill children: From admission to 6 months after discharge
Author
Hulst, J.
Joosten, K.
Zimmermann, L.
Hop, W.
van Buuren, S.
Büller, H.
Tibboel, D.
van Goudoever, J.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2004
Abstract
Background & Aims: Little is known about the nutritional status of critically ill children during hospitalisation in and after discharge from an intensive care unit. We set up a prospective, observational study to evaluate the nutritional status of children in an intensive care unit from admission up to 6 months after discharge. A secondary aim was identifying patient characteristics that influence the course of the various anthropometric parameters. Methods: The nutritional status of 293 children - 104 preterm neonates, 96 term neonates and 93 older children - admitted to our multidisciplinary tertiary pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit was evaluated by anthropometry upon and during admission, at discharge and 6 weeks and 6 months following discharge. Results: Upon admission, 24% of all children appeared to be undernourished. Preterm and term neonates, but not older children, showed a decline in nutritional status during admission. At 6 months after discharge almost all children showed complete recovery of nutritional status. Length of stay and history of disease were the parameters that most adversely affected the nutritional status of preterm and term neonates at discharge and during follow-up. Conclusion: While malnutrition is a major problem in pediatric intensive care units, most children have good long-term outcome in terms of nutritional status after discharge. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subject
Anthropometry
Children
Critical illness
Follow-up
Nutritional assessment
Standard deviation scores
Anamnesis
Child nutrition
Clinical observation
Controlled study
Female
Hospital admission
Hospital discharge
Intensive care unit
Length of stay
Major clinical study
Male
Medical parameters
Newborn intensive care
Outcomes research
Prematurity
Prospective study
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Critical Illness
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Length of Stay
Malnutrition
Nutritional Status
Patient Discharge
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0261-5614(03)00130-4
TNO identifier
237687
ISSN
0261-5614
Source
Clinical Nutrition, 23 (2), 223-232
Document type
article