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The Influence of Pediatric Nutrition Support Team on Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition
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Sijin Baek, Juhyun Rho, Hyung Wook Namgung, Eunsook Lee, Euni Lee, Hye Ran Yang
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J Clin Nutr 2020;12(1):7-13. Published online June 30, 2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/jcn.2020.12.1.7
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- Purpose: Malnutrition is a common problem in hospitalized patients that can increase the risk of complications, including infections and length of hospitalization. Appropriate nutritional support is important, particularly in pediatric patients, because growth and development are closely related to the nutritional supply. This study examined the status of nutritional support for pediatric patients in general wards to determine if interventions of the pediatric nutrition support team (pNST) contribute to appropriate nutritional support and help improve their nutritional status.
Methods: Between July 2016 and June 2017, all pediatric inpatients who received parenteral nutrition support at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital were recruited and divided into the NST group and non-NST group according to the activities of pNST. The nutritional status was assessed in all subjects, and the calories and proteins delivered through nutritional support in each group were calculated and then compared with the recommended requirements in pediatric patients.
Results: The number of patients recruited was 174: 100 (57.5%) in the NST group and 74 (42.5%) in the non-NST group. Significantly more calories and protein were supplied in the NST group than the non-NST group in hospitalized children aged between four and 17 years (P<0.05). In the non-NST group, the amounts of calories supplied were insufficient compared to the recommended requirements. The proportion of patients supplied with the appropriate number of calories was 60.0% in the NST group and 20.0% in the non-NST group (P<0.001), and the proportion of cases supplied with the appropriate amount of protein was 87.0% in the NST group and 62.2% in the non-NST group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Interventions of the pediatric nutrition support team contributed to the sufficient supply of calories and protein and the improvement of clinical outcomes in hospitalized children on parenteral nutrition therapy.
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Analysis of Current Use of Early Parenteral Nutrition and Clinical Significance of Non-protein Calorie: Nitrogen in Surgical Critically Ill Patients
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Eunjeong Heo, Kayoung Park, Sujeong Jeon, Hyungwook Namgung, Eunsook Lee, Inae Song
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J Clin Nutr 2015;7(3):75-80. Published online December 31, 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/jcn.2015.7.3.75
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Purpose:Surgical critically ill patients require adequate nutrition support and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) guidelines recommend low non-protein calorie:nitrogen ratio (NPC:N ratio, 70∼100) for critically ill pateints. In this study, we assess the current use of early parenteral nutrition of surgical critically ill patients and analyze the clinical significance of NPC:N. Methods:This is a retrospective study of critically ill adult patients who remained in the intensive care unit (ICU) for over 3 days and could not receive enteral nutrition for the first 7 days. Data on parenteral intake of patients were collected from electronic medical records. Association of NPC:N scores with clinical outcome (length of ICU stay, length; of hospital stay, duration of ventilation, and mortality) were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression. Results:The study included 72 cases, average parenteral calorie intake was 14.6 kcal/kg/day and protein intake was 0.5 g/kg/day. We assessed the NPC:N scores to determine the patients’ NPC:N for the first 7 days in ICU close to the A.S.P.E.N guidelines. NPC:N scores showed weak negative correlation with length of hospital stay and duration of mechanical ventilation (r=−0.259, P=0.028; r=−0.495, P=0.001). Multiple regression adjusted with APACHE (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation) II score, age, and body mass index showed correlation of higher NPC:N score with decreased length of hospital stay and shorter duration of ventilation (P=0.0001, P=0.035, respectively). However, length of ICU stay and mortality within 60 days showed no significant correlation with NPC:N scores. Conclusion:Parenteral calories and protein intakes of critically ill patients in ICU were lower in comparison to A.S.P.E.N. recommendation in this study. Low NPC:N scores might be related to shorter length of hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation. Consultation of a nutritional support team could have a positive effect in providing appropriate nutrition support.
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