ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2018
New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: a retrospective observational cohort study.
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- The Impact of Pre-operative Nutritional Status on Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Surgery.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Article
- Prospective Study of the Impact of Preoperative Nutrition on Postoperative Outcomes in Paediatric Surgery Using a Novel Two-axis Classification Scheme.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWHO uses anthropometric classification scheme of childhood acute and chronic malnutrition based on low body mass index (BMI) ('wasting') and height for age ('stunting'), respectively. The goal of this study was to describe a novel two-axis nutritional classification scheme to (1) characterise nutritional profiles in children undergoing abdominal surgery and (2) characterise relationships between preoperative nutritional status and postoperative morbidity.
designThis was a retrospective observational cohort study.
settingThe setting was 50 hospitals caring for children in North America that participated in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Paediatric from 2011 to 2013.
participantsChildren >28 days who underwent major abdominal operations were identified. INTERVENTIONS/MAIN PREDICTOR: The cohort of children was divided into five nutritional profile groups based on both BMI and height for age Z-scores: (1) underweight/short, (2) underweight/tall, (3) overweight/short, (4) overweight/tall and (5) non-outliers (controls).
main outcome measuresMultiple variable logistic regressions were used to quantify the association between 30-day morbidity and nutritional profile groups while adjusting for procedure case mix, age and American Society of Anaesthesiologists class.
resultsA total of 39 520 cases distributed as follows: underweight/short (656, 2.2%); underweight/tall (252, 0.8%); overweight/short (733, 2.4%) and overweight/tall (1534, 5.1%). Regression analyses revealed increased adjusted odds of composite morbidity (35%) and reintervention events (75%) in the underweight/short group, while overweight/short patients had increased adjusted odds of composite morbidity and healthcare-associated infections (43%), and reintervention events (79%) compared with controls.
conclusionStratification of preoperative nutritional status using a scheme incorporating both BMI and height for age is feasible. Further research is needed to validate this nutritional risk classification scheme for other surgical procedures in children.
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