RT Book, Section
A1 Martinez, Enid E
A1 Sorce, Lauren
A1 Hamilton, Susan
A2 Goday, Praveen S.
A2 Mehta, Nilesh M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105179068
T1 Guidelines and Algorithms for Feeding the Critically ill
T2 Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179852-5
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105179068
RD 2024/04/16
AB Optimal  nutrition  therapy  of  critically  ill  children  has  emerged  as  an  important  goal.  Studies  indicate  up  to  64%  of  children  admitted  to  pediatric  intensive  care  units  (PICUs)  are  malnourished,1-4  and  these  children  are  at  a  greater  risk  for  prolonged  mechanical  ventilation  and  hospital  stay,  compared  to  their  well-nourished  counterparts.4,5  The  degree  of  malnutrition  depends  on  the  disease  type,  duration,  and  comorbidities.  The  provision  of  adequate  nutrition  to  the  critically  ill  child  is  paramount  to  reducing  further  nutritional  deterioration  in  an  already  compromised  host.  Malnutrition  evolves  during  critical  illness  and  most  prominently  affects  newborns  and  infants.2  The  American  Society  for  Parenteral  and  Enteral  Nutrition  (A.S.P.E.N)  guidelines  (Please  see  Table  9.1)  recommend  early  enteral  nutrition  (EN)  in  critically  ill  children  with  a  functional  gastrointestinal  (GI)  tract.6