ArticleBMC pediatrics2023
Undernutrition and 60-day mortality in critically ill children with respiratory failure: a prospective cohort study.
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- Nutrition protocols improve caloric adequacy in critically Ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Association between admission undernutrition and mortality rates and adverse outcomes in a pediatric intensive care unit in India: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Deterioration of nutritional status at discharge in critically ill children with appropriate BMI and its association with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Feasibility of Achieving Nutritional Adequacy in Critically Ill Children with Critical Neurological Illnesses (CNIs)?-A Quaternary Hospital Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine whether undernutrition affects 60-day mortality in pediatric acute respiratory failure.
methodsSubjects with acute respiratory failure aged between two months and 13 years were included in the study. The Z-scores were calculated on admission and children were categorized into two groups of undernutrition and normal nutrition. The nutritional intake of the children was measured daily. The outcome was 60-day mortality.
resultsA total of 126 patients met the inclusion criteria; 41% were undernourished based on the Z-score of BMI and weight for height, 50% based on the Z-score of height and length for age and 45% based on the Z-score of weight for age. Overall, the 60-day mortality rate was 27.8%. The Cox regression analysis adjusted with PIM2, age and gender, showed that undernutrition has a significant relationship with 60-day mortality based on the weight for age Z-score (HR = 2.33; CI: 1.175-4.638). In addition, undernutrition has a significant relationship with 60-day mortality based on the BMI for age (HR = 3.04; CI:1.070-8.639) and weight for height (HR = 2.62; CI: 1.605-6.658) Z-scores. The mean calorie and protein intake of 72% of the children was less than 80% of their calorie needs. The time to start feeding in 63% of the children was more than 48 h. There was no relationship between the time of starting nutrition and nutritional intake during PICU admission and mortality.
conclusionUndernutrition is prevalent in mechanically ventilated children in the PICU and may be associated with 60-day mortality.
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