Annals of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism

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The Influence of Pediatric Nutrition Support Team on Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: Sijin Baek, Juhyun Rho, Hyung Wook Namgung, Eunsook Lee, Euni Lee, Hye Ran Yang; J Clin Nutr 2020;12(1):7-13. Published online June 30, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/jcn.2020.12.1.7

Abstract PDF ePub: 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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Clinical Outcomes of Nutritional Supply in Critically Ill Patients in the Prone Position: Yeonju Lee, Hyung-Sook Kim, Hyungwook Namgung, Eun Sook Lee, Euni Lee, Young-Jae Cho, Yeon Joo Lee; J Clin Nutr 2018;10(1):2-8. Published online June 30, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/jcn.2018.10.1.2

Abstract PDF ePub: Purpose:
Enteral nutrition is recommended in critically ill patients. On the other hand, the recommendation of nutritional support is limited and often controversial in critically ill patients in the prone position. Therefore, this study evaluated the clinical outcomes of nutritional support in critically ill patients in the prone position.
Methods:
A retrospective evaluation of the electronic medical records was conducted, including adult patients who were in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) in the prone position in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from May 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017. The patients’ characteristics, nutritional support status while they were in the prone position, mortality in ICU and during hospitalization, ICU length of stay, mechanical ventilation days, and complications, such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and vomiting were collected.
Results:
In total, 100 patients were included. Of these, 12 received enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition and 88 received only parenteral nutrition. The groups were similar in terms of age, sex, number of comorbidity, weight, PaO₂/FiO₂, hours of prone position, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II), Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. No differences were observed in ICU mortality (75.0% vs. 46.6%; P=0.065), hospital mortality (83.3% vs. 58.0%; P=0.081), ICU length of stay (22.2±14.6 vs. 18.2±21.2; P=0.128) and mechanical ventilation days (19.3±14.8 vs. 14.5±19.1; P=0.098). In addition, there were no differences in the possible complications of the prone position, such as VAP (8.3% vs. 4.5%; P=0.480) and vomiting (8.3% vs. 1.1%; P=0.227).
Conclusion:
No significant differences in the clinical outcomes were observed. Further studies will be needed to confirm the way of nutrition support while in the prone position.

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