Assessment of Malnutrition Risk in Canadian Pediatric Hospitals: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.
Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Canada
/ epidemiology
Child
Child, Hospitalized
/ statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, Pediatric
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Length of Stay
/ trends
Male
Malnutrition
/ diagnosis
Nutrition Surveys
/ methods
Nutritional Status
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
/ methods
Risk Factors
hospital malnutrition
hospital stay
nutritional screening tools
Journal
The Journal of pediatrics
ISSN: 1097-6833
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375410
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
received:
16
05
2018
revised:
16
08
2018
accepted:
14
09
2018
pubmed:
12
12
2018
medline:
2
11
2019
entrez:
12
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess the prevalence, causes, and consequences of malnutrition, as well as the evolution of nutritional status, in Canadian pediatric health care institutions. In this multicenter prospective cohort study, a total of 371 patients were recruited from pediatric hospitals in 5 Canadian provinces. Subjects were aged 1 month to 18 years; admitted to a medical, surgical, or oncology ward; and had a planned hospital stay of >48 hours. Data on demographics, medical condition, anthropometric measures, and dietary intake were collected. The Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional Status and Growth (STRONG Among 307 subjects (median age, 5.3 years; median length of stay, 5 days), 19.5% were malnourished on admission. Both STRONG Nutritional status deterioration and malnutrition are common in hospitalized Canadian children. Screening tools, anthropometric measurements, and dietitian consultation should be used to establish adequate nutritional support.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30529137
pii: S0022-3476(18)31375-1
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.09.045
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
160-167.e6Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.