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- Title
Nutritional Status and Malnutrition Assessment of Patients Followed in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Authors
ARI, Hatice Feray; AĞIN, Hasan; CEYLAN, Gökhan; ATAKUL, Gülhan; SARAÇ SANDAL, Özlem; SARI, Ferhat; İŞGÜDER, Rana; ÇOLAK, Mustafa
- Abstract
Background: Malnutrition, which occurs at the time of hospitalization or develops during follow-up, has a negative effect on patients in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). In our study, we aimed to determine the malnutrition status at the time of hospitalization, the relationship of malnutrition status at hospitalization with mortality scores, as well as the changes in malnutrition status during hospitalization in PICU. Materials and Methods: Patients aged between 1 month and 18 years, who were hospitalized and followed up in PICU of our hospital for at least 7 days between January and June 2016, were included in our study. Pediatric Nutritional Risk Score (PNRS) scores were compared with Gomez and Waterlow scores both at the admission to the PICU and discharge from the PICU. Results: Our study has included total 102 patients, weight loss was detected in 33 (32.3%) of the patients compared to hospitalization, while weight gain was detected in 44 (43.1%) patients. We detected newly developed malnutrition both at the time of admission and during the PICU follow-up. Patients with malnutrition at the time of discharge had a high PNRS score at admission. Conclusions: In conclusion, the malnutrition status and risk situations of patients should be determined and patient-specific nutritional strategies applied from the beginning of treatment in PICU.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care units; NUTRITIONAL assessment; PEDIATRICS; MALNUTRITION; HOSPITAL care; NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
Journal of Harran University Medical Faculty / Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022, Vol 19, Issue 1, p56
- ISSN
1304-9623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35440/hutfd.1068515