Nutrition practices and outcomes in patients with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests enteral nutrition (EN) may be protective in critically ill children.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study comparing intubated patients with PARDS who received EEN and those who did not. We included patients aged 2 weeks to 18 years who could receive full nutrition enterally prior to their disease and excluded patients with cyanotic heart disease. Disease severity was captured with oxygenation index (OI), oxygen saturation index (OSI), and pediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD-2). EEN was defined as having received ≥25% of the calculated energy goal enterally within the first 48 h of PARDS diagnosis.

Results

We include

SUBMITTER: Powell MBF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546013 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature