SynthesisBMC pediatrics2023
The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Skeletal Muscle Ultrasonography in Detection of Malnutrition and Prediction of The Outcome Among Critically Ill Children Attending Assiut University Children Hospital
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Nutrition protocols improve caloric adequacy in critically Ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Factors that influence the provision of enteral feeding for critically ill children: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMC nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Feeding or Failing? Rethinking Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Critical Care.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Feeding Recovery in Post-PICU Patients: A Case Series in an Intensive Feeding Program.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Multiomics characterization of acute child illness and mortality in Africa and South Asia.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Effects of maternal arginine supplementation during lactation on offspring growth and wound healing in an experimental rat model of intrauterine malnutrition.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2026Article
- 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
- Exploring nutritional screening tools for hospitalized children: a narrative review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Early versus delayed enteral nutrition in critically ill children under 12 years of age: an economic evaluation.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2025Article
- Nutrition Provision in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Evidence, Challenges, and Clinical Considerations.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Personalized Nutrition in the Pediatric ICU: Steering the Shift from Acute Stress to Metabolic Recovery and Rehabilitation.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Feasibility of Achieving Nutritional Adequacy in Critically Ill Children with Critical Neurological Illnesses (CNIs)?-A Quaternary Hospital Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Navigating the nutritional paradox: The impact of sustainable development targets on childhood wasting and overweight prevalence.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Undernutrition Among Children and Adolescents with Cancer Living in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Global pediatric health · 2024Review
- Measurements of enteral feeding intolerance in critically ill children: a scoping review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCritically ill children have a lower nutritional reserve, compounding the restricted food intake during intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stays, and scarce data are available to point out the problem. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill children. METHODOLOGY: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for systematic reviews of prevalence and incidence. Databases including, PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL/EBSCO, HINARI, Google Scholar, and gray literatures were used to find relevant articles. Eligible studies were critically appraised by two independent reviewers. Systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using STATA 17 software. Funnel plot and at the 5% significance level, Egger's test were used to check for publication bias.
resultFrom a total of 15 studies with 4331 study participants, the pooled prevalence of malnutrition in critically ill children was 37.19% (95% CI; 35.89-38.49) with a significant statistical heterogeneity (I
conclusionThe current systematic review and meta-analysis showed that more than one in three critically ill children was malnourished. Serious medical conditions in children that deserve admission to the intensive care unit could be a complication of malnutrition that may end up in deaths unless the undernutrition is addressed together with critical care intervention. Hence, specific strategies to prevent malnutrition among this neglected segment should be integrated with the existing healthcare systems and nutritional programs.
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