Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Prior criteria to define pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) did not include gastrointestinal dysfunction.

Objectives

Our objective was to evaluate current evidence and to develop consensus criteria for gastrointestinal dysfunction in critically ill children.

Data sources

Electronic searches of PubMed and EMBASE were conducted from January 1992 to January 2020, using medical subject heading terms and text words to define gastrointestinal dysfunction, pediatric critical illness, and outcomes.

Study selection

Studies were included if they evaluated critically ill children with gastrointestinal dysfunction, performance characteristics of assessment/scoring tools to screen for gastrointestinal dysfunction, and assessed outcomes related to m

SUBMITTER: Typpo KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9662164 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature