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Steele C. Is routine monitoring of gastric residual volumes a useful clinical tool or a relic of the past? Nutr Clin Pract 2024; 39:293-294. [PMID: 37846798 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Feng L, Chen J, Xu Q. Is monitoring of gastric residual volume for critically ill patients with enteral nutrition necessary? A meta-analysis and systematic review. Int J Nurs Pract 2023; 29:e13124. [PMID: 36540042 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are many controversies over the necessity of monitoring gastric residual volume in the nursing care of enteral nutrition. We aimed to conduct an updated meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of monitoring or not monitoring gastric residual volume on patients' outcomes and complications. METHODS We searched the Cochrane Library database to 15 April 2021 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of gastric residual volume and no gastric residual volume monitoring. Review Manager software was used for data analysis. RESULTS A total of seven RCTs involving 1240 enteral nutrition patients were included. Gastric residual volume monitoring was associated with reduced incidence of vomiting (OR2.33, 95% CI:1.68-3.24), whereas no gastric residual volume monitoring was associated with reduced incidence of unnecessary interruptions of enteral nutrition (OR0.38,95% CI:0.26-0.55). There were no significant differences on the incidence of abdominal distention (OR1.87, 95% CI:0.82-4.28), diarrhoea (OR1.03,95% CI:0.74-1.43), VAP (OR0.83, 95%CI:0.37-1.89), duration of mechanical ventilation (MD -0.06,95% CI:-1.22-1.10), length of ICU stay (MD -1.33, 95% CI:-3.58-0.91) and mortality (OR0.90,95% CI:0.61-1.34). CONCLUSIONS Not monitoring gastric residual volume is associated with reduced unnecessary interruptions of enteral nutrition related to inadequate feeding and increased risk of vomiting.
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- Limei Feng
- Department of Nursing, Wuxi No. 5 Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi No. 5 People's Hospital, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Nursing, Wuxi No. 5 Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi No. 5 People's Hospital, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Fell DM, Bitetto EA, Skillman HE. Timing of enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition in the PICU. Nutr Clin Pract 2023; 38 Suppl 2:S174-S212. [PMID: 37721466 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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The timing of nutrition support initiation has the potential to positively impact nutrition and clinical outcomes in infants and children with critical illness. Early enteral nutrition within 24-48 h and attainment of both a 60% energy and protein goal by the end of the first week of pediatric intensive care unit admission are reported to be significantly associated with improved survival in large observational studies. The results of one randomized controlled trial demonstrated increased morbidity in infants and children with critical illness assigned to early vs delayed supplemental parenteral nutrition. Observational studies in this population also suggest increased mortality with exclusive parenteral nutrition and worse nutrition outcomes when parenteral nutrition is delayed. Subsequently, current nutrition support guidelines recommend early enteral nutrition and avoidance of early parenteral nutrition, although the available evidence used to create the guidelines was inadequate to inform bedside nutrition support practice to improve outcomes. These guidelines are limited by the included studies with small numbers and heterogeneity of patients and research design that confound study outcomes and interpretation. This article provides a narrative review of the timing of nutrition support on outcomes in infants and children with critical illness, strategies to optimize timing and adequacy of nutrition support, and literature gaps, including the timing of parenteral nutrition initiation for children with malnutrition and those with contraindications to enteral nutrition and accurate measurement of energy requirements.
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- Donna M Fell
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Martinez J, Rodriguez Hovnanian KM, Martinez EE. Biomarkers and Functional Assays of Epithelial Barrier Disruption and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility in Critical Illness-A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:4052. [PMID: 37764835 PMCID: PMC10535972 DOI: 10.3390/nu15184052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Enteral nutrition in critically ill children has been associated with improved clinical outcomes. Gastrointestinal dysfunction often impedes the timely initiation and advancement of enteral nutrition and can contribute to immune dysregulation and systemic inflammation. Therefore, assessing gastrointestinal function, at a cellular and functional level, is important to provide optimal enteral nutrition therapy and reduce the gastrointestinal tract's contribution to the inflammatory cascade of critical illness. In this narrative review, we present an overview of biomarker and functional assays for gastrointestinal dysfunction, including epithelial barrier disruption and gastrointestinal dysmotility, that have been considered for critically ill patients.
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- Julianna Martinez
- Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;
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- Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129, USA;
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129, USA;
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Liauchonak S, Hamilton S, Franks JD, Callif C, Akhondi-Asl A, Ariagno K, Mehta NM, Martinez EE. Impact of implementing an evidence-based definition of enteral nutrition intolerance on nutrition delivery: A prospective, cross-sectional cohort study. Nutr Clin Pract 2023; 38:376-385. [PMID: 36541429 PMCID: PMC10023272 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enteral nutrition (EN) interruptions because of EN intolerance impede nutrient delivery. We aimed to examine whether revising the EN intolerance definition of an algorithm would decrease EN interruptions and improve nutrient delivery in critically ill children. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional cohort study including patients who were admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) for >24 h and received EN. The EN intolerance definition in our nutrition algorithm was modified to include two symptoms of EN intolerance. We compared time to 60% EN adequacy (EN delivered/EN prescribed x 100) and EN interruptions before and after this intervention. RESULTS We included 150 eligible patients, 78 and 72 patients in the preimplementation and postimplementation cohorts, respectively. There were no significant differences in demographics and clinical characteristics. The preimplementation and postimplementation cohorts achieved 60% EN adequacy 4 (2-5) days and 3 (2-5) days after ICU admission, respectively (P = 0.59). The preimplementation cohort had a median of 1 (1-2) interruption per patient and the postimplementation cohort 2 (1-3; P = 0.08). The frequency of interruptions because of EN intolerance within the first 8 days of ICU admission was 17 in the preimplementation and 10 in the postimplementation cohorts. CONCLUSION Modifying the EN intolerance definition of a nutrition algorithm did not change the time to 60% EN adequacy or total number of EN interruptions in critically ill children. EN intolerance and interruptions continue to limit nutrient delivery. Research on the best definition for EN intolerance and its effect on nutrition outcomes is needed.
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- Siarhei Liauchonak
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for Nutrition, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Center for Nutrition, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Solana MJ, Manrique G, López J, Slocker M, López-Herce J. Gastric residual volume management in pediatric intensive care units in Spain and Latin America. Med Intensiva 2022; 46:650-651. [PMID: 36064708 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- M J Solana
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Red de Salud Materno-Infantil del Desarrollo (Red SAMID); Instituto de investigación, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Red de Salud Materno-Infantil del Desarrollo (Red SAMID); Instituto de investigación, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Red de Salud Materno-Infantil del Desarrollo (Red SAMID); Instituto de investigación, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Red de Salud Materno-Infantil del Desarrollo (Red SAMID); Instituto de investigación, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Valla FV, Cercueil E, Morice C, Tume LN, Bouvet L. Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound Confirms the Inaccuracy of Gastric Residual Volume Measurement by Aspiration in Critically Ill Children: GastriPed Study. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:903944. [PMID: 35783320 PMCID: PMC9240217 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.903944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction No consensus exists on how to define enteral nutrition tolerance in critically ill children, and the relevance of gastric residual volume (GRV) is currently debated. The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasing among pediatric intensivists, and gastric POCUS may offer a new bedside tool to assess feeding tolerance and pre-procedural status of the stomach content. Materials and Methods A prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. Children on mechanical ventilation and enteral nutrition were included. Gastric POCUS was performed to assess gastric contents (empty, full of liquids or solids), and gastric volume was calculated as per the Spencer formula. Then, GRV was aspirated and measured. The second set of gastric POCUS measurements was performed, similarly to the first one performed prior to GRV measurement. The ability of GRV measurement to empty the stomach was compared to POCUS findings. Both GRV and POCUS gastric volumes were compared with any clinical signs of enteral feeding intolerance (vomiting). Results Data from 64 children were analyzed. Gastric volumes were decreased between the POCUS measurements performed pre- and post-GRV aspiration [full stomach, n = 59 (92.2%) decreased to n = 46 (71.9%), p =0.001; gastric volume: 3.18 (2.40-4.60) ml/kg decreased to 2.65 (1.57-3.57), p < 0.001]. However, the stomach was not empty after GRV aspiration in 46/64 (71.9%) of the children. There was no association between signs of enteral feeding intolerance and the GRV obtained, nor with gastric volume measured with POCUS. Discussion Gastric residual volume aspiration failed to empty the stomach and appeared unreliable as a measure of gastric emptiness. Gastric POCUS needs further evaluation to confirm its role.
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- Frederic V. Valla
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, Lyon University Children Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Alder Hey Children's Hospital, School of Health & Society, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, Lyon University Children Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, Lyon University Children Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Alder Hey Children's Hospital, School of Health & Society, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lyon University Children Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Iping R, Hulst J, Joosten K. Research developments in pediatric intensive care nutrition: A research intelligence review. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 50:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Impact of Nutrition Support Team in Achieving Target Calories in Children Admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022; 74:830-836. [PMID: 35258507 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of nutrition support team (NST) on achieving an early target caloric goal in mechanically ventilated children admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS An early enteral nutrition protocol (EENP) was implemented by NST to ensure early and adequate nutrition provision to PICU patients. All children (1 month- 18 years) that were admitted in PICU for >2days and received mechanical ventilation, with no contraindications to enteral feed, were included and data was compared with those of pre-intervention. The adequacy of energy intake was defined as 70% achievement of target energy intake on the third day of admission. Chi-square/t-test was used to determine the difference between different variables pre and post intervention. RESULTS Total 180 patients (99 and 81 in pre- and post-intervention group, respectively) were included. Overall, 115 (63.9%) received adequate calories (70%) on third day of admission. Of which 69 (85.2%) were from post intervention (P < 0.001; odds ratio [OR] 6.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.195-13.73). Moreover, NST intervention also promoted adequate protein intake in 62 (76.5%) children compared to 37 (37.4%) in pre-intervention group (P < 0.001, OR 5.468, 95% CI 2.838- 10.534). The median (interquartile range) length of PiCU stay in pre-NST group was 6 (4-9) days and in NST supported group was 4 (3-4) days (OR 0.580, CI 0.473-0.712, P < 0.001). Age, severity of illness, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome, sepsis, need of organ support had no effect in achievement of caloric target in both the groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Introduction of EENP with NST helped in the achievement of better and quicker target caloric intake.
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Optimal Nutrition Parameters for Neonates and Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14081671. [PMID: 35458233 PMCID: PMC9029500 DOI: 10.3390/nu14081671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Congenital heart defects are known causes of malnutrition. Optimal nutritional management is paramount in improving short and long-term prognosis for neonates and infants with congenital heart malformations, as current strategies target preoperative and postoperative feeding requirements. Standardized enteral and/or parenteral feeding protocols, depending on the systemic implications of the cardiac defect, include the following common practices: diagnosing and managing feeding intolerance, choosing the right formula, and implementing a monitoring protocol. The latest guidelines from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, as well as a significant number of recent scientific studies, offer precious indications for establishing the best feeding parameters for neonates and infants with heart defects.
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Manejo del volumen gástrico residual en las unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos de España y Latinoamérica. Med Intensiva 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Typpo KV, Irving SY, Prince JM, Pathan N, Brown AM. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference. Pediatrics 2022; 149:S53-S58. [PMID: 34970680 PMCID: PMC9662164 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052888h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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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 mortality, functional status, organ-specific outcomes, or other patient-centered outcomes. Studies of adults or premature infants, animal studies, reviews/commentaries, case series with sample size ≤10, and non-English language studies with inability to determine eligibility criteria were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION Data were abstracted from each eligible study into a standard data extraction form along with risk of bias assessment by a task force member. RESULTS The systematic review supports the following criteria for severe gastrointestinal dysfunction: 1a) bowel perforation, 1b) pneumatosis intestinalis, or 1c) bowel ischemia, present on plain abdominal radiograph, computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or gross surgical inspection, or 2) rectal sloughing of gut mucosa. LIMITATIONS The validity of the consensus criteria for gastrointestinal dysfunction are limited by the quantity and quality of current evidence. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the role of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the pathophysiology and outcomes of MODS is important in pediatric critical illness.
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- Katri V. Typpo
- Department of Pediatrics and the Steele Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
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- Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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- Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, University Lecturer in Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Clinical Research Associate, Kings College, Cambridge
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- Associate Clinical Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA,Nurse Scientist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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A Cross-sectional Survey of Enteral Feeding Tube Placement and Gastric Residual Aspiration Practices: Need for an Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Adv Neonatal Care 2021; 21:418-424. [PMID: 33427751 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preterm infants routinely require enteral feeding via nasogastric or orogastric tubes as an alternative to oral feeding to meet their nutritional needs. Anecdotal evidence suggests variations in practice related to correct tube placement and assessment of feed intolerance. PURPOSE To determine the current practices of enteral feeding tube placement confirmation and gastric residual (GR) aspiration of neonatal clinicians in Australia. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey comprising 24 questions was distributed to nursing and medical health professionals working in Australian neonatal care units through 2 e-mail listservs made available by professional organizations. FINDINGS The survey was completed by 129 clinicians. A single method was practiced by 50% of the clinicians in confirming tube placement, and most common practice was assessing the pH of GR aspirate. The majority of respondents (96%) reported that they relied on GR aspiration and clinical signs to determine feeding tolerance and subsequent decisions such as ceasing or decreasing feeds. However, the frequency of aspiration, the amount and color of aspirate considered to be normal/abnormal, and decisions on whether to replace gastric aspirate or whether aspiration should be performed during continuous tube feeding varied. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE This study demonstrated considerable variability in clinical practice for enteral feeding tube placement confirmation and GR aspiration despite most respondents reporting using a unit-based clinical practice guideline. Our study findings highlight the need for not only developing evidence-based practice guidelines for safe and consistent clinical practice but also ensuring that these guidelines are followed by all clinicians. IMPLICATION FOR RESEARCH Further research is needed to establish evidence-based methods both for enteral feeding tube placement confirmation and for the assessment of feeding intolerance during tube feeding. In addition, the reasons why evidence-based methods are not followed must be investigated.
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Gale C, Dorling J, Arch B, Woolfall K, Deja E, Roper L, Jones AP, Latten L, Eccleson H, Hickey H, Pathan N, Preston J, Beissel A, Andrzejewska I, Valla F, Tume L. Optimal outcome measures for a trial of not routinely measuring gastric residual volume in neonatal care: a mixed methods consensus process. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2021; 106:292-297. [PMID: 33127738 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide feeding is widespread in neonatal units but not supported by high-quality evidence. Outcome selection is critical to trial design. OBJECTIVE To determine optimal outcome measures for a trial of not routinely measuring gastric residual volume in neonatal care. DESIGN A focused literature review, parent interviews, modified two-round Delphi survey and stakeholder consensus meeting. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-one neonatal healthcare professionals participated in an eDelphi survey; 17 parents were interviewed. 19 parents and neonatal healthcare professionals took part in the consensus meeting. RESULTS Literature review generated 14 outcomes, and parent interviews contributed eight additional outcomes; these 22 outcomes were then ranked by 74 healthcare professionals in the first Delphi round where four further outcomes were proposed; 26 outcomes were ranked in the second round by 61 healthcare professionals. Five outcomes were categorised as 'consensus in', and no outcomes were voted 'consensus out'. 'No consensus' outcomes were discussed and voted on in a face-to-face meeting by 19 participants, where four were voted 'consensus in'. The final nine consensus outcomes were: mortality, necrotising enterocolitis, time to full enteral feeds, duration of parenteral nutrition, time feeds stopped per 24 hours, healthcare-associated infection; catheter-associated bloodstream infection, change in weight between birth and neonatal discharge and pneumonia due to milk aspiration. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE We have identified outcomes for a trial of no routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide feeding in neonatal care. This outcome set will ensure outcomes are important to healthcare professionals and parents.
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- Chris Gale
- Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dalhousie University - Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trial Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Clinical Trial Research Centre, Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool School of Life Sciences, Liverpool, UK
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Department of Neonatal Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Service de réanimation pédiatrique, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Child Health, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK
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Williams L. Gastric Residual Volume Measurement: Necessary for Safe Practice? AACN Adv Crit Care 2021; 32:110-112. [PMID: 33725105 DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2021663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Lori Williams
- Lori Williams is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Universal Care Unit and Float Team, American Family Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 1675 Highland Avenue, Room 7404, Madison, WI 53792
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Ishaque S, Shakir M, Ladak A, Haque AU. Gastrointestinal Complications in Critically Ill Children: Experience from A Resource-Limited Country. Pak J Med Sci 2021; 37:657-662. [PMID: 34104143 PMCID: PMC8155446 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.3.3493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objectives: To determine the frequency and predictors of outcome of gastrointestinal complications (GIC) in critically ill children. Methods: This descriptive study was prospectively conducted in The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, from September 2015 to January 2017. After obtaining approval from the Ethical Review Committee of AKUH and informed consent from the parents, all children (aged one month to 18 years), of either gender, admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) during the study period were included. The frequency of the defined GIC: vomiting, high gastric residue volume (GRV), diarrhea, constipation, and gastrointestinal bleed were recorded daily for the first week of the PICU stay. The data was collected by the primary investigator on a predesigned data collection form with inclusion of variables and predictors in light of existing literature and local expertise. The questionnaire was shared with the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine faculty and a consensus was sought on the elements to be incorporated. Results: GIC developed within the first 48 hours of admission in 78 (41%) patients. Of the patients who developed GIC, 37 (47.4%) patients developed high GRV: 31 (39.7%) patients developed constipation, 18 (23.1%) patients developed vomiting, 14 (17.9%) patients developed abdominal distension. With regards to prevalence by occurrence, 32/78 (41%) of patients presented with two GI complications, followed by 21 patients (27%) who presented with a single GIC. Only 11 patients (14%) presented with more than three complications. Median length of stay was higher in patients with GIC (8 days) than with those who did not develop GIC (4 days). The frequency of gastrointestinal complications was significantly higher in children receiving mechanical ventilation, on sedatives and relaxants and those with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and inotropes Conclusion: GI complications are a frequent occurrence in the PICU and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. The use of sedative drugs and the presence of shock with MODS were amongst the important contributing factors.
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- Sidra Ishaque
- Dr. Sidra Ishaque, FCPS. Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Mariam Shakir, FCPS. Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Asma Ladak, MBBS. Medical College, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Anwar Ul Haque MD. Department of Pediatrics, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Knight DE, Larmour K, Wellman P, Mulvey N, Hopkins J, Tibby SM. Prospective evaluation of a novel enteral feeding guideline based on individual gastric emptying times: an improvement project in a pediatric intensive care unit. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2021; 45:1720-1728. [PMID: 33475176 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND On a 20-bed, mixed cardiac and general, UK pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), we aimed to determine if a physiologically based enteral feeding guideline for critically ill children, using feed frequency tailored to individual gastric emptying times, resulted in earlier establishment of full feeds (when 100% of fluid allowance (FA) available to be given as intravenous maintenance fluid or feed, defined as free FA [FFA], is given as enteral nutrition [EN]) and an increase in FFA given as EN. METHODS Four prospective audits (totaling 331 patients and 19,771 hours) were conducted at 1 year before guideline introduction and 1, 5, and 10 years after. Patient feeding data were collected from admission until day 4 or discharge, including reasons why feed was withheld. RESULTS The median time from admission to establishing full feeds decreased from 18 to 10 hours preguideline and postguideline and was sustained over 10 years. After adjustment for 5 confounders, this represented a reduction in the geometric mean time to full feeds of 30% (2009), 29% (2013), and 48% (2019) compared with 2007 (all P < .01). Nil-per-oral (NPO) hours were categorized as due to modifiable and nonmodifiable factors. Preguideline and postguideline NPO hours from modifiable factors decreased from 21 (2007) to 10 (2009) per 100 audit hours, which was sustained across 10 years (all P < .01). Conversely, NPO hours from nonmodifiable factors ranged from 27 to 36 per 100 audit hours throughout the audits, with no consistent trend over time. Similar inconsistency was shown in the proportion of FFA given as EN: 48% (2007), 71% (2009), 51% (2013), and 64% (2019). Continuous nasogastric and hourly bolus feeds decreased over time; they comprised 66% of feeds in 2007 but only 4%-11% in subsequent periods, being replaced with more 2-6 hour bolus, on-demand, or continuous nasojejunal feeds. CONCLUSION The guideline was associated with sustained reduction in the time to establishing full feeds and NPO hours due to modifiable factors and more or no less FFA being given as EN.
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- Dawn E Knight
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:10-67. [PMID: 32030529 PMCID: PMC7095013 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05878-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Objectives To develop evidence-based recommendations for clinicians caring for children (including infants, school-aged children, and adolescents) with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction. Design A panel of 49 international experts, representing 12 international organizations, as well as three methodologists and three public members was convened. Panel members assembled at key international meetings (for those panel members attending the conference), and a stand-alone meeting was held for all panel members in November 2018. A formal conflict-of-interest policy was developed at the onset of the process and enforced throughout. Teleconferences and electronic-based discussion among the chairs, co-chairs, methodologists, and group heads, as well as within subgroups, served as an integral part of the guideline development process. Methods The panel consisted of six subgroups: recognition and management of infection, hemodynamics and resuscitation, ventilation, endocrine and metabolic therapies, adjunctive therapies, and research priorities. We conducted a systematic review for each Population, Intervention, Control, and Outcomes question to identify the best available evidence, statistically summarized the evidence, and then assessed the quality of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. We used the evidence-to-decision framework to formulate recommendations as strong or weak, or as a best practice statement. In addition, “in our practice” statements were included when evidence was inconclusive to issue a recommendation, but the panel felt that some guidance based on practice patterns may be appropriate. Results The panel provided 77 statements on the management and resuscitation of children with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction. Overall, six were strong recommendations, 49 were weak recommendations, and nine were best-practice statements. For 13 questions, no recommendations could be made; but, for 10 of these, “in our practice” statements were provided. In addition, 52 research priorities were identified. Conclusions A large cohort of international experts was able to achieve consensus regarding many recommendations for the best care of children with sepsis, acknowledging that most aspects of care had relatively low quality of evidence resulting in the frequent issuance of weak recommendations. Despite this challenge, these recommendations regarding the management of children with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction provide a foundation for consistent care to improve outcomes and inform future research.
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- Scott L Weiss
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, The University of Queensland and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Paris South University Hospitals-Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Physiopathology and Therapeutic Innovation Unit-INSERM U999, South Paris-Saclay University, Paris, France
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.,Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Paris South University Hospitals-Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell-CNRS, CEA, Univ Paris Sud, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
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Eveleens RD, Hulst JM, de Koning BAE, van Brakel J, Rizopoulos D, Garcia Guerra G, Vanhorebeek I, Van den Berghe G, Joosten KFM, Verbruggen SCAT. Achieving enteral nutrition during the acute phase in critically ill children: Associations with patient characteristics and clinical outcome. Clin Nutr 2020; 40:1911-1919. [PMID: 32981755 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS In the absence of methodologically sound randomized controlled trials (RCTs), current recommendations for timing and amount of enteral nutrition (EN) in critically ill children are based on observational studies. These studies have associated achievement of a higher EN intake in critically ill children with improved outcome. Inherent to the observational design of these underlying studies, thorough insight in possible confounding factors to correct for is essential. We evaluated the associations between EN intake and 1) patient and daily clinical characteristics and 2) clinical outcomes adjusted for these patient and clinical characteristics during the first week of critical illness with a multivariable mixed model. METHODS This secondary analysis of the multicentre PEPaNIC RCT investigated a subgroup of critically ill children with daily prospectively recorded gastrointestinal symptoms and EN intake during the first week with multivariable analyses using two-part mixed effect models, including multiple testing corrections using Holm's method. These models combined a mixed-effects logistic regression for the dichotomous outcome EN versus no EN, and a linear mixed-effects model for the patients who received any EN intake. EN intake per patient was expressed as mean daily EN as % of predicted resting energy expenditure (% of EN/REE). Model 1 included 40 fixed effect baseline patient characteristics, and daily parameters of illness severity, feeding, medication and gastrointestinal symptoms. Model 2 included these patient and daily variables as well as clinical outcomes. RESULTS Complete data were available for 690 children. EN was provided in 503 (73%) patients with a start after a median of 2 (IQR 2-3) days and a median % of EN/REE of 38.8 (IQR 14.1-79.5) over the first week. Multivariable mixed model analyses including all patients showed that admission after gastrointestinal surgery (-49%EN/REE; p = 0.002), gastric feeding (-31% EN/REE; p < 0.001), treatment with inotropic agents (-22%EN/REE; p = 0.026) and large gastric residual volume (-64%EN/REE; p < 0.001) were independently associated with a low mean EN intake. In univariable analysis, low mean EN intake was associated with new acquired infections, hypoglycaemia, duration of PICU and hospital stay and duration of mechanical ventilation. However, after adjustment for confounders, these associations were no longer present, except for low EN and hypoglycaemia (-39%EN/REE; p = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS Several patient and clinical characteristics during the first week of critical illness were associated with EN intake. No independent associations were found between EN intake and clinical outcomes such as mortality, new acquired infection and duration of stay. These data emphasize the necessity of adequate multivariable adjustment in nutritional support research and the need for future RCTs investigating optimal EN intake.
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- R D Eveleens
- Department of Paediatrics Intensive Care and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics Intensive Care and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Intensive Care Unit, University of Alberta, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, KU Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, KU Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatrics Intensive Care and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics Intensive Care and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Tume LN, Woolfall K, Arch B, Roper L, Deja E, Jones AP, Latten L, Pathan N, Eccleson H, Hickey H, Parslow R, Preston J, Beissel A, Andrzejewska I, Gale C, Valla FV, Dorling J. Routine gastric residual volume measurement to guide enteral feeding in mechanically ventilated infants and children: the GASTRIC feasibility study. Health Technol Assess 2020; 24:1-120. [PMID: 32458797 DOI: 10.3310/hta24230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide the initiation and delivery of enteral feeding is widespread in paediatric intensive care and neonatal units, but has little underlying evidence to support it. OBJECTIVE To answer the question: is a trial of no gastric residual volume measurement feasible in UK paediatric intensive care units and neonatal units? DESIGN A mixed-methods study involving five linked work packages in two parallel arms: neonatal units and paediatric intensive care units. Work package 1: a survey of units to establish current UK practice. Work package 2: qualitative interviews with health-care professionals and caregivers of children admitted to either setting. Work package 3: a modified two-round e-Delphi survey to investigate health-care professionals' opinions on trial design issues and to obtain consensus on outcomes. Work package 4: examination of national databases to determine the potential eligible populations. Work package 5: two consensus meetings of health-care professionals and parents to review the data and agree consensus on outcomes that had not reached consensus in the e-Delphi study. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Parents of children with experience of ventilation and tube feeding in both neonatal units and paediatric intensive care units, and health-care professionals working in neonatal units and paediatric intensive care units. RESULTS Baseline surveys showed that the practice of gastric residual volume measurement was very common (96% in paediatric intensive care units and 65% in neonatal units). Ninety per cent of parents from both neonatal units and paediatric intensive care units supported a future trial, while highlighting concerns around possible delays in detecting complications. Health-care professionals also indicated that a trial was feasible, with 84% of staff willing to participate in a trial. Concerns expressed by junior nurses about the intervention arm of not measuring gastric residual volumes were addressed by developing a simple flow chart and education package. The trial design survey and e-Delphi study gained consensus on 12 paediatric intensive care unit and nine neonatal unit outcome measures, and identified acceptable inclusion and exclusion criteria. Given the differences in physiology, disease processes, environments, staffing and outcomes of interest, two different trials are required in the two settings. Database analyses subsequently showed that trials were feasible in both settings in terms of patient numbers. Of 16,222 children who met the inclusion criteria in paediatric intensive care units, 12,629 stayed for > 3 days. In neonatal units, 15,375 neonates < 32 weeks of age met the inclusion criteria. Finally, the two consensus meetings demonstrated 'buy-in' from the wider UK neonatal communities and paediatric intensive care units, and enabled us to discuss and vote on the outcomes that did not achieve consensus in the e-Delphi study. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK Two separate UK trials (one in neonatal units and one in paediatric intensive care units) are feasible to conduct, but they cannot be combined as a result of differences in outcome measures and treatment protocols, reflecting the distinctness of the two specialties. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN42110505. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 24, No. 23. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Lyvonne N Tume
- School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Translational Medicine (Child Health), Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Neonatal Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Neonatal Medicine, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Tume LN, Arch B, Woolfall K, Roper L, Deja E, Jones AP, Latten L, Eccleson H, Hickey H, Pathan N, Preston J, Beissel A, Andrzejewska I, Gale C, Valla FV, Dorling J. Determining Optimal Outcome Measures in a Trial Investigating No Routine Gastric Residual Volume Measurement in Critically Ill Children. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2020; 45:79-86. [PMID: 32144809 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Choosing trial outcome measures is important. When outcomes are not clinically relevant or important to parents/patients, trial evidence is less likely to be implemented into practice. This study aimed to determine optimal outcome measures for a trial of no routine gastric residual volume (GRV) measurement in critically ill children. METHODS A mixed-methods approach was used: a focused literature review, parent and clinician interviews, a modified 2-round Delphi, and a stakeholder consensus meeting. RESULTS The review generated 13 outcomes. Fourteen pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) parents proposed 3 additional outcomes; these 16 were then rated by 28 clinicians in Delphi round 1. Six further outcomes were proposed, and 22 outcomes were rated in the second round. No items were voted "consensus out." The 18 "no-consensus" items were voted in a face-to-face meeting by 30 participants. The final 12 outcome measures were time to reach energy targets, ventilator-associated pneumonia, vomiting, time enteral feeds withheld per 24 hours, necrotizing enterocolitis, length of invasive ventilation, PICU length of stay, mortality, change in weight and markers of feed intolerance (parenteral nutrition administered), feed formula altered, and change to postpyloric feeds all secondary to feed intolerance. CONCLUSION We have identified 12 outcomes for a trial of no GRV measurement through a multistage process, seeking views of parents and clinicians.
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, a member of the Liverpool Health Partners, Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- MRC Hubs for Trials Methodology Research Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool Block B, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool Block B, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research, University of Liverpool Block B, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, a member of the Liverpool Health Partners, Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, a member of the Liverpool Health Partners, Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, a member of the Liverpool Health Partners, Institute in the Park, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.,University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Kings College, Cambridge, UK
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- Deptartment of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Translational Medicine (Child Health), University of Liverpool, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon-Bron, France
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus, London, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Eveleens R, Joosten K, de Koning B, Hulst J, Verbruggen S. Definitions, predictors and outcomes of feeding intolerance in critically ill children: A systematic review. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:685-693. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Tume LN, Valla FV, Joosten K, Jotterand Chaparro C, Latten L, Marino LV, Macleod I, Moullet C, Pathan N, Rooze S, van Rosmalen J, Verbruggen SCAT. Nutritional support for children during critical illness: European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:411-425. [PMID: 32077997 PMCID: PMC7067708 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05922-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background Nutritional support is considered essential for the outcome of paediatric critical illness. There is a lack of methodologically sound trials to provide evidence-based guidelines leading to diverse practices in PICUs worldwide. Acknowledging these limitations, we aimed to summarize the available literature and provide practical guidance for the paediatric critical care clinicians around important clinical questions many of which are not covered by previous guidelines. Objective To provide an ESPNIC position statement and make clinical recommendations for the assessment and nutritional support in critically ill infants and children. Design The metabolism, endocrine and nutrition (MEN) section of the European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) generated 15 clinical questions regarding different aspects of nutrition in critically ill children. After a systematic literature search, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) grading system was applied to assess the quality of the evidence, conducting meta-analyses where possible, to generate statements and clinical recommendations, which were then voted on electronically. Strong consensus (> 95% agreement) and consensus (> 75% agreement) on these statements and recommendations was measured through modified Delphi voting rounds. Results The final 15 clinical questions generated a total of 7261 abstracts, of which 142 publications were identified relevant to develop 32 recommendations. A strong consensus was reached in 21 (66%) and consensus was reached in 11 (34%) of the recommendations. Only 11 meta-analyses could be performed on 5 questions. Conclusions We present a position statement and clinical practice recommendations. The general level of evidence of the available literature was low. We have summarised this and provided a practical guidance for the paediatric critical care clinicians around important clinical questions. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00134-019-05922-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lyvonne N Tume
- Faculty of Health and Society, University of Salford, Manchester, M6 6PU, UK. .,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, East Prescot Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP, UK.
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, CarMEN INSERM UMR, 1060 Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Dietetics/Speech and Language Therapy, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Gadhvi KR, Valla FV, Tume LN. Review of Outcomes Used in Nutrition Trials in Pediatric Critical Care. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2020; 44:1210-1219. [PMID: 32010996 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Generating robust evidence within pediatric intensive care (PIC) can be challenging because of low patient numbers and patient heterogeneity. Systematic reviews may overcome small study biases but are limited by lack of standardization in outcome measures and their definition. Trials of nutrition interventions in PIC are increasing; thus, we wanted to examine the outcome measures being used in these trials. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to systematically describe outcome measures used when a nutrition intervention has been evaluated in a PIC randomized controlled trial. METHODS A systematic literature review of all studies involving a PIC trial of a nutrition intervention was undertaken from January 1, 1996, until February 20, 2018. RESULTS Twenty-nine trials met the criteria and were reviewed. They included a total of 3226 patients across all trials. Thirty-seven primary outcomes and 83 secondary outcomes were found. These were categorized into PIC-related outcomes (infection, intensive care dependency, organ dysfunction, and mortality) and nutrition outcomes (energy targets, nutrition parameters, and feeding tolerance). We found large variation in the outcome measures used. Outcome domains of energy targets, feeding tolerance, and infection were not adequately defined. CONCLUSIONS Considerable variation in the outcome measures chosen and their definitions exist within PIC nutrition trials. Optimal nutrition outcomes for PIC must be agreed upon and defined, specifically domains of nutrition efficiency, nutrition tolerance, and non-nutrition PIC outcomes. The next step is to conduct an international Delphi study to gain expert consensus and develop a core outcome set to be reported in future pediatric nutrition trials.
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- Kunal R Gadhvi
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.,Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Stapleton, Bristol, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Stapleton, Bristol, UK.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, CarMEN INSERM UMR 1060, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.,Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Stapleton, Bristol, UK
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Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020; 21:e52-e106. [PMID: 32032273 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 458] [Impact Index Per Article: 114.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To develop evidence-based recommendations for clinicians caring for children (including infants, school-aged children, and adolescents) with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction. DESIGN A panel of 49 international experts, representing 12 international organizations, as well as three methodologists and three public members was convened. Panel members assembled at key international meetings (for those panel members attending the conference), and a stand-alone meeting was held for all panel members in November 2018. A formal conflict-of-interest policy was developed at the onset of the process and enforced throughout. Teleconferences and electronic-based discussion among the chairs, co-chairs, methodologists, and group heads, as well as within subgroups, served as an integral part of the guideline development process. METHODS The panel consisted of six subgroups: recognition and management of infection, hemodynamics and resuscitation, ventilation, endocrine and metabolic therapies, adjunctive therapies, and research priorities. We conducted a systematic review for each Population, Intervention, Control, and Outcomes question to identify the best available evidence, statistically summarized the evidence, and then assessed the quality of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. We used the evidence-to-decision framework to formulate recommendations as strong or weak, or as a best practice statement. In addition, "in our practice" statements were included when evidence was inconclusive to issue a recommendation, but the panel felt that some guidance based on practice patterns may be appropriate. RESULTS The panel provided 77 statements on the management and resuscitation of children with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction. Overall, six were strong recommendations, 52 were weak recommendations, and nine were best-practice statements. For 13 questions, no recommendations could be made; but, for 10 of these, "in our practice" statements were provided. In addition, 49 research priorities were identified. CONCLUSIONS A large cohort of international experts was able to achieve consensus regarding many recommendations for the best care of children with sepsis, acknowledging that most aspects of care had relatively low quality of evidence resulting in the frequent issuance of weak recommendations. Despite this challenge, these recommendations regarding the management of children with septic shock and other sepsis-associated organ dysfunction provide a foundation for consistent care to improve outcomes and inform future research.
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- Scott L Weiss
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, and Department of Health Research Methods and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics (to Dr. Agus), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain (to Drs. Mehta and Randolph), Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, The University of Queensland and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics (to Dr. Agus), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain (to Drs. Mehta and Randolph), Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, and Department of Health Research Methods and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
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- Paris South University Hospitals-Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Physiopathology and Therapeutic Innovation Unit-INSERM U999, South Paris-Saclay University, Paris, France
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- King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- National University Health System, Singapore, and Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics (to Dr. Agus), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain (to Drs. Mehta and Randolph), Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics (to Dr. Agus), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain (to Drs. Mehta and Randolph), Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.,College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Paris South University Hospitals-Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell-CNRS, CEA, Univ Paris Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Dorling J, Tume L, Arch B, Woolfall K, Latten L, Roper L, Deja E, Pathan N, Eccleson H, Hickey H, Brown M, Beissel A, Andrzejewska I, Valla F, Gale C. Gastric residual volume measurement in British neonatal intensive care units: a survey of practice. BMJ Paediatr Open 2020; 4:e000601. [PMID: 32821858 PMCID: PMC7418677 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Despite little evidence, the practice of routine gastric residual volume (GRV) measurement to guide enteral feeding in neonatal units is widespread. Due to increased interest in this practice, and to examine trial feasibility, we aimed to determine enteral feeding and GRV measurement practices in British neonatal units. DESIGN AND SETTING An online survey was distributed via email to all neonatal units and networks in England, Scotland and Wales. A clinical nurse, senior doctor and dietitian were invited to collaboratively complete the survey and submit a copy of relevant guidelines. RESULTS 95/184 (51.6%) approached units completed the survey, 81/95 (85.3%) reported having feeding guidelines and 28 guidelines were submitted for review. The majority of units used intermittent (90/95) gastric feeds as their primary feeding method. 42/95 units reported specific guidance for measuring and interpreting GRV. 20/90 units measured GRV before every feed, 39/90 at regular time intervals (most commonly four to six hourly 35/39) and 26/90 when felt to be clinically indicated. Most units reported uncertainty on the utility of aspirate volume for guiding feeding decisions; 13/90 reported that aspirate volume affected decisions 'very much'. In contrast, aspirate colour was reported to affect decisions 'very much' by 37/90 of responding units. Almost half, 44/90, routinely returned aspirates to the stomach. CONCLUSIONS Routine GRV measurement is part of standard practice in British neonatal units, although there was inconsistency in how frequently to measure or how to interpret the aspirate. Volume was considered less important than colour of the aspirate.
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- Jon Dorling
- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Child Health, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Dietetics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Health Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Service de Réanimation Pédiatrique, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Academic Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Valla FV, Ford-Chessel C. Nutrition entérale en réanimation : le point de vue du pédiatre. NUTR CLIN METAB 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nupar.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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What Can Be Aspirated From the Stomach-And Does It Matter Anyway? Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019; 20:774-775. [PMID: 31397808 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Despite little evidence, the practice of routine measurement of gastric residual volume to guide both the initiation and delivery of enteral feeding in PICUs is widespread internationally. In light of increased scrutiny of the evidence surrounding this practice, and as part of a trial feasibility study, we aimed to determine enteral feeding and gastric residual volume measurement practices in U.K. PICUs. DESIGN An online survey to 27 U.K. PICUs. SETTING U.K. PICUs. SUBJECTS A clinical nurse, senior doctor, and dietician were invited to collaboratively complete one survey per PICU and send a copy of their unit guidelines on enteral feeding and gastric residual volume. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS Twenty-four of 27 units (89%) approached completed the survey. Twenty-three units (95.8%; 23/24) had written feeding guidelines, and 19 units (19/23; 83%) sent their guidelines for review. More units fed continuously (15/24; 62%) than intermittently (9/24; 37%) via the gastric route as their primary feeding method. All but one PICU routinely measured gastric residual volume, regardless of the method of feeding. Eighteen units had an agreed definition of feed tolerance, and all these included gastric residual volume. Gastric residual volume thresholds for feed tolerance were either volume based (mL/kg body weight) (11/21; 52%) or a percentage of the volume of feed administered (6/21; 29%). Yet only a third of units provided guidance about the technique of gastric residual volume measurement. CONCLUSIONS Routine gastric residual volume measurement is part of standard practice in U.K. PICUs, with little guidance provided about the technique which may impact the accuracy of gastric residual volume. All PICUs that defined feed tolerance included gastric residual volume in the definition. This is important to know when proposing a standard practice arm of any future trial of no-routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children.
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Wen Z, Xie A, Peng M, Bian L, Wei L, Li M. Is discard better than return gastric residual aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 2019; 19:113. [PMID: 31253100 PMCID: PMC6599274 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-1028-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The assessment of residual gastric volume is common practice in critical care units. However, the effects and safety of discarding or returning gastric aspirates remain uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the role of discarding or returning gastric aspirates on the gastric residual volumes in critically ill patients. METHODS A comprehensive, systematic meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy and safety of discarding or returning gastric aspirates in critical ill patients was performed. Studies were identified by searching Pubmed and other databases (from inception to 31 Sept 2018). Summary odd ratios (ORs) or mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals were calculated using fixed- or random-effects model for outcome assessment. RESULTS Four RCTs, with a total number of 314 adult patients, were included in the analysis. No significant differences were found in the 48th hour residual volume (MD = 8.89, 95% CI: 11.97 to 29.74), the average potassium level (MD = 0.00, 95% CI: - 0.16 to 0.16), the episodes of gastric emptying delay (OR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.35 to 2.80), the incidence of aspiration pneumonia (OR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.14 to 6.17), the episodes of nausea or vomiting (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.07 to 4.13) and diarrhea (OR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.58 to 1.70). CONCLUSIONS No evidence confirms that returning residual gastric aspirates provides more benefits than discarding them without increasing potential complications. Rigorously designed, multi-center, large-sample randomized controlled trials must be further conducted to validate the role of discarding or returning residual gastric aspirates.
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- Zunjia Wen
- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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- Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No.72 Guangzhou road, Gulou district, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
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Parker LA, Weaver M, Murgas Torrazza RJ, Shuster J, Li N, Krueger C, Neu J. Effect of Gastric Residual Evaluation on Enteral Intake in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 2019; 173:534-543. [PMID: 31034045 PMCID: PMC6547072 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Evaluating prefeed gastric residuals is considered routine care but has little supporting evidence. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of omitting prefeed gastric residual evaluation on nutritional outcomes in extremely preterm infants. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This single-center randomized clinical trial compared the omission of gastric residual evaluation with prefeed gastric residual evaluation. Infants were recruited from a level 4 neonatal intensive care unit and were enrolled from October 17, 2013, to October 8, 2016, and then followed up for 6 weeks after birth. Eligible participants were infants born at 32 or fewer weeks' gestation with a birth weight of 1250 g or less; they were enrolled within 72 hours after birth and within 24 hours after feeding initiation. All participants (N = 143) were included in the modified intent-to-treat analysis, which was conducted from March to July 2018. INTERVENTIONS The residual group underwent prefeed gastric residual evaluation; the no residual group did not. Feeding decisions were made according to nutritional guidelines, and infants received only human milk. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was weekly enteral nutrition intake in mL/kg for 6 weeks after birth. RESULTS Of 143 infants, 74 (51.7%) were randomized to undergo gastric residual evaluation (residual group) and 69 (48.3%) to omitted gastric residual evaluation (no residual group). The residual group comprised an even number of male and female infants (37 [50.0%]) with a mean (SD) gestational age of 27.1 (2.4) weeks and a mean (SD) birth weight of 888.8 (206.6) grams, whereas the no residual group had more male infants (36 [52.17%]), a mean (SD) gestational age of 27 (1.2) weeks, and a mean (SD) birth weight of 915.2 (180) grams. The no residual group had feedings that advanced more quickly compared with the residual group (mean weekly increase, 20.7 mL/kg/d vs 17.9 mL/kg/d; P = .02) and consumed more feedings at weeks 5 (137.2 [95% CI, 128.6-145.8]; P = .03) and 6 (141.6 [95% CI, 133.2-150.0]; P = .03). Among the secondary outcomes, the no residual group had higher mean estimated log weights (7.01 [95% CI, 6.99-7.02] vs 6.98 [95% CI, 6.97-7.00]; P = .03), had fewer episodes of abdominal distention (0.59 [95% CI, 0.34-1.01] vs 1.79 [95% CI, 1.27-2.53]; P = .001), and were discharged 8 days earlier (4.21 [95% CI, 4.14-4.28] vs 4.28 [95% CI, 4.19-4.36]; P = .01). Odds for necrotizing enterocolitis (0.058 [95% CI, 0.018-0.190] vs 0.026 [95% CI, 0.006-0.109]), death (0.004 [95% CI, 0.0003-0.046] vs 0.012 [95% CI, 0.001-0.131]), late-onset sepsis (0.970 [95% CI, 0.67-1.40] vs 1.38 [95% CI, 0.97-1.94]), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (0.084 [95% CI, 0.033-0.214] vs 0.056 [95% CI, 0.019-0.168]) were similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among extremely preterm infants, the omission of gastric residual evaluation increased the delivery of enteral nutrition as well as improved weight gain and led to earlier hospital discharge; these results may translate into evidence-based practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01863043.
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- Sistema Nacional de Investigacion de Panama, Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia Tecnologia e Innovacion, Punta Pacifica, Panama
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville
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Marino LV, Eveleens RD, Morton K, Verbruggen SCAT, Joosten KFM. Peptide nutrient-energy dense enteral feeding in critically ill infants: an observational study. J Hum Nutr Diet 2019; 32:400-408. [PMID: 30848864 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enteral feeding is challenging in critically ill infants. Target intakes are often not achieved as a result of fluid restriction, procedural interruptions and perceived enteral feeding intolerance. In those infants perceived to have poor feeding tolerance, the use of a peptide nutrient-energy dense enteral feed (PEF) may improve nutritional intake and minimise feeding interruptions as a result of gastrointestinal symptoms. The aim of this observational study was to characterise the use of a PEF amongst critically ill infants in two paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). METHODS Records from critically ill infants aged <12 months admitted to two PICUs were retrospectively reviewed with a PICU length of stay (LOS) ≥ 7 days. Achievement of nutritional targets for the duration of PEF was reviewed. Gastrointestinal symptoms, including gastric residual volume, constipation and vomiting, were evaluated as tolerance parameters. RESULTS In total, 53 infants were included, with a median age on admission of 2.6 months. Median admission weight was 3.9 kg in PICU-1 and 4.7 kg in PICU-2. Median (interquatile range) energy intake in PICU-1 and PICU-2 was 68 (47-92) and 90 (63-124) kcal kg-1 , respectively, and median (interquatile range) protein intake 1.7 (1.1-2.4) g kg-1 and 2.5 (1.6-3.2) g kg-1 , respectively. Feeding was withheld because of feeding intolerance in one infant (4%) on two occasions in PICU-1 for 2.5 h and in two infants (7%) on two occasions in PICU-2 for 19.5 h. Gastric residual mean (SD) volumes were 3.5 (5.4) mL kg-1 in PICU-1 and 16.9 (15.6) mL kg-1 in PICU-2. CONCLUSIONS Peptide nutrient-energy dense feeding in infants admitted to the PICU is feasible, well tolerated and nutritional targets are met. However, with this study design, it is not possible to draw any conclusions regarding the benefit of PEF over standard PE feed in critically ill children and future work is required to clarify this further.
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- L V Marino
- Department of Dietetics and Speech & Language Therapy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Jacquot A, Valla FV, Mura T, Tume LN, Bertet H, Ford-Chessel C, Milesi C, Cambonie G, De Luca A, Gaillard-Le Roux B. NUTRI-REAPED study: nutritional assessment of French critically ill children and nutrition practice survey in French-speaking pediatric intensive care units. Ann Intensive Care 2019; 9:15. [PMID: 30671679 PMCID: PMC6342745 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-019-0493-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Impaired nutritional status is adversely associated with suboptimal outcomes in critically ill children. Undernutrition at pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission ranges from 15 to 65%. A lack of knowledge of the nutritional status of children in French PICUs prevents us from specifically targeting education. This study aims to describe the nutritional status of children in French PICUs and to assess nutritional practices and physicians' knowledge of nutrition, in order to focus NutriSIP (the French-speaking PICU nutrition group) future education programs. A prospective observational multicenter point prevalence study was conducted in French PICUs, recruiting all children admitted over three different weeks. Anthropometric measurements were taken (weight, height/length, mid-upper arm, and head circumferences), in order to calculate nutritional indices. Nutritional status was defined according to WHO Body Mass Index z-score and dynamic assessment based on growth faltering detection. Concurrently, PICU physicians and PICU nurses from seven French-speaking countries completed a survey to ascertain knowledge about local nutritional care practices and overall nutrition knowledge. PICU physicians' responses were compared to PICU nurses' responses (previously published). RESULTS Four hundred and thirty-two children were included in the observational study from 27 French PICUs. Undernutrition was diagnosed in 18.5% of them, young age and underlying chronic condition being the two independent risk factors. Faltering growth was diagnosed in 4.8% and overweight in 7.4%. Subjective nutritional assessment was not accurate. Thirty-eight French-speaking PICUs completed the survey. These showed nutritional practices frequently did not comply with international guidelines, especially regarding nutritional goals, and the reasons for withholding enteral nutrition. Comparison between physicians' and nurses' responses to the survey showed large discrepancies. CONCLUSION Undernutrition is frequent at admission in French PICUs. Nutritional status should be assessed using a holistic approach, because of the potential impact on outcome. French-speaking PICU healthcare professionals need further nutrition education, in order to improve nutritional practices to comply with international recommendations. This study will serve as a baseline to focus NutriSIP teaching programs in the future.
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- Aurélien Jacquot
- Pediatric Intensive Care, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 371 avenue du doyen G Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, CarMEN INSERM, UMR 1060 Equipe INFOLIP, Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, 59 bd Pinel, 69500, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, CIC 1411, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1DD, UK.,PICU Bristol Children's Hospital, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, CIC 1411, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, CarMEN INSERM, UMR 1060 Equipe INFOLIP, Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, 59 bd Pinel, 69500, Lyon-Bron, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 371 avenue du doyen G Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 371 avenue du doyen G Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Nutrition Unit, INSERM UMR1069, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, CHU de Nantes, 38 boulevard Jean Monnet, 44093, Nantes, France.
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Wang Z, Ding W, Fang Q, Zhang L, Liu X, Tang Z. Effects of not monitoring gastric residual volume in intensive care patients: A meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud 2019; 91:86-93. [PMID: 30677592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monitoring gastric residual volume has been a common practice in intensive care patients receiving enteral feeding worldwide. Recent studies though, have challenged the reliability and necessity of this routine monitoring process. Several studies even reported improvements in the delivery of enteral feeding without monitoring gastric residual volume, while incurring no additional adverse events. However, the benefit of monitoring gastric residual volume remains controversial in intensive care patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to identify the effects of not monitoring gastric residual volume in intensive care patients through a meta-analysis of the data pooled from published studies that meet our inclusion criteria. DESIGN A systematic review DATA SOURCES: An electronic search of Embase, Pubmed, and the Cochrane Library was completed up to April 2018. The data included basic population characteristics, related complications, mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit length of stay. REVIEW METHODS Eligibility and methodological quality of the studies were assessed by two researchers independently according to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. The Review Manager Software was used to calculate the pooled risk ratio (RR), weighted mean difference, and the corresponding 95% confidential interval (95% CI). Sensitivity analyses were done by excluding each study. Publication bias analyses were conducted to avoid the exaggerated effect of the overall estimates. RESULTS Five studies involving 998 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with monitoring gastric residual volume, not monitoring gastric residual volume decreased the rate of feeding intolerance in critically ill patients (RR = 0.61, 95%CI 0.51-0.72), and did not result in an increment in the rate of mortality (RR = 0.97, 95%CI 0.73-1.29, P = 0.84) or the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (RR = 1.03, 95%CI 0.74-1.44, P = 0.85). There were also no differences in the duration of mechanical ventilation (MD = 0.09, 95%CI, -0.99 to 1.16, P = 0.88) or intensive care unit length of stay (MD=-0.18, 95%CI, -1.52 to 1.17, P = 0.79). CONCLUSION Except for an increased risk of vomiting, the absence of monitoring gastric residual volume was not inferior to routine gastric residual volume monitoring in terms of feeding intolerance development, mortality, and ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care patients. There is encouraging evidence that not measuring gastric residual volume does not induce additional harm to the patients. More multicenter, randomized clinical trials are required to verify these findings.
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- Zhuo Wang
- School of Nursing, Medical College of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China; Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Nursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Tume LN, Valla FV, Floh AA, Goday P, Jotterand Chaparro C, Larsen B, Lee JH, Moreno YMF, Pathan N, Verbruggen S, Mehta NM. Priorities for Nutrition Research in Pediatric Critical Care. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2018; 43:853-862. [DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Lyvonne N. Tume
- Faculty of Health & Applied SciencesUniversity of the West of England Bristol UK
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- Pediatric Intensive Care UnitHôpital Femme Mère EnfantHospices Civils de Lyon Lyon‐Bron France
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- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Toronto Toronto Canada
- Cardiac Critical Care UnitDepartment of Critical CareThe Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Canada
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- Pediatric GastroenterologyNutrition Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
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- Department of Nutrition and DieteticsUniversity of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES‐SO) Geneva Switzerland
- Pediatric Intensive Care UnitMedico‐Surgical Department of PediatricsUniversity Hospital of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of ALES (Human Nutrition)University of Alberta Edmonton Canada
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- Children's Intensive Care UnitKK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore
- Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Nutrition and Postgraduate Program in NutritionSanta Catarina Federal UniversityHealth Sciences Centre Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- Addenbrooke's HospitalUniversity of Cambridge Cambridge England
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- Pediatric Intensive Care UnitErasmus MC ‐ Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of AnesthesiologyCritical Care and Pain MedicineBoston Children's HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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Brown AM, Fisher E, Forbes ML. Bolus vs Continuous Nasogastric Feeds in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Pilot Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2018; 43:750-758. [PMID: 30570162 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition increases the risk of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Barriers to adequate delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) include hemodynamic instability, feeding interruptions and intolerance, and lack of standardized feeding protocols. The most recent guidelines on nutrition support for the critically ill child describe a paucity of evidence around the best method to deliver EN. There is an untested clinical assumption that bolus gastric feeding (B-GF) in intubated patients is associated with aspiration events, lung injury, and associated morbidity compared with continuous gastric feeding (C-GF). This study compared the effectiveness and safety of C-GF vs B-GF in intubated pediatric patients. METHODS We enrolled randomized patients aged 1 month-12 years who were intubated within 24 hours and received EN starting within 48 hours of admission to a C-GF or B-GF group. Goal-directed EN volume and caloric density were increased every 3 and 12 hours, respectively, to target. Feeding interruptions and intolerance events were recorded. RESULTS Twenty-five subjects were enrolled (B-GF = 11; C-GF = 14). At 24 hours, B-GF was associated with higher energy and protein delivery (P < 0.007) and was associated with faster time to goal volume (median B-GF = 15 hours; C-GF = 29.5 hours). No aspiration events resulting in additional lung injury were noted for either group (P = 0.866). CONCLUSIONS B-GF was associated with superior delivery of EN with a comparable safety profile to C-GF. Further study is needed to compare both EN methods in other PICU populations.
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- Ann-Marie Brown
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,School of Nursing, College of Health Professions, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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Tume LN, Valla FV. A review of feeding intolerance in critically ill children. Eur J Pediatr 2018; 177:1675-1683. [PMID: 30116972 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-018-3229-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ensuring optimal nutrition is vital in critically ill children and enteral feeding is the main route of delivery in intensive care. Feeding intolerance is the most commonly cited reason amongst pediatric intensive care unit healthcare professionals for stopping or withholding enteral nutrition, yet the definition for this remains inconsistent, nebulous, and entirely arbitrary. Not only does this pose problems clinically, but research in this field frequently uses feeding intolerance as an endpoint and the heterogeneity in this definition makes the comparison of studies difficult and meta-analysis impossible. We reviewed the use of, and definitions of, the term feed intolerance in pediatric intensive care research papers in the last 20 years. Gastric residual volume remains the most common factor used to define feed intolerance, despite the lack of evidence for this. Healthcare professionals would benefit from further education to improve their awareness of the limitations of the markers to define feeding intolerance, and the international PICU community needs to agree a consistent definition of this phenomenon to improve consistency in both practice and research.Conclusion: This paper will provide a narrative review of the definitions of, evidence for, and markers of feeding intolerance in critically ill children. What is Known?: • Feeding intolerance is a commonly cited reason amongst pediatric intensive care unit healthcare professionals for stopping or withholding enteral nutrition. • There is no agreed definition for feeding intolerance in critically ill children. What is New?: • This paper provides an up to date review of the definitions of, evidence for, and markers of feeding intolerance in critically ill children. • Despite no evidence, gastric residual volume continues to drive clinical bedside decisions about enteral feeding and feeding tolerance.
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- Lyvonne N Tume
- Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1DD, UK. .,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Children's Hospital, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK.
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 Bd Pinel, 69500, Lyon-Bron, France
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Ladopoulos T, Giannaki M, Alexopoulou C, Proklou A, Pediaditis E, Kondili E. Gastrointestinal dysmotility in critically ill patients. Ann Gastroenterol 2018; 31:273-281. [PMID: 29720852 PMCID: PMC5924849 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders are commonly present in critical illness. Up to 60% of critically ill patients have been reported to experience GI dysmotility of some form necessitating therapeutic intervention. It has been attributed to various factors, related to both the underlying disease and the therapeutic interventions undertaken. The assessment of motility disturbances can be challenging in critically ill patients, as the available tests used to detect abnormal motility have major limitations in the setting of an Intensive Care Unit. Critically ill patients with GI dysmotility require a multifaceted treatment approach that addresses multiple causes and utilizes multiple pharmacological pathways. In this review, we discuss the pathophysiology, assessment and management of GI dysmotility in critically ill patients.
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- Theodoros Ladopoulos
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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