The relationship between muscle mass changes and protein or energy intake in critically ill children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Survivorship after pediatric critical illness is high in developed countries, but many suffer physical morbidities afterwards. The increasing focus on follow-up after critical illness has led to more pediatric studies reporting muscle mass changes (using ultrasound), albeit with different results. A systematic literature review was undertaken examining muscle mass changes, assessed by ultrasound of the quadriceps femoris muscle in children who are critically ill. Secondary objectives were to determine if muscle mass was associated with protein intake and/or energy. Databases were searched in July 2024. Eligible experimental or observational studies, published from January 2010 to July 2024 and including children who are critically ill that were aged between ≥37 weeks' gestational age and 1

SUBMITTER: Stacey LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11794675 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature