Nutritional Support in Children Meeting the At-Risk for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Criteria.

ABSTRACT: Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) is a prevalent condition in the PICU with a high morbidity and mortality, but effective preventative strategies are lacking.

Objectives

To examine associations between early enteral nutrition (EN) and PICU outcomes in a cohort of children meeting the 2015 Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference "at-risk" for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARF-PARDS) criteria.

Design setting and participants

This was a single-center, electronic health record-based retrospective chart review. We included children less than or equal to 18 years-old admitted to our mixed medical-surgical PICU from January 2017 to December 2018 who met ARF-PARDS criteria within 48 hours of admission. Children were categorized as receivi

SUBMITTER: Pei TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9901991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature