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Kisioglu B, Tamer F. Impact of lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition on platelets: a literature review. J Nutr Sci 2024; 13:e18. [PMID: 38572365 PMCID: PMC10988153 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2024.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Lipid emulsions are essential components of parenteral nutrition solutions that provide energy and essential fatty acids. The complexity of the formulations of lipid emulsions may lead to adverse outcomes such as platelet reactivity and changes in platelet aggregation and related coagulation. Platelets are responsible for haemostasis; they activate and demonstrate morphological changes upon extracellular factors to maintain blood fluidity and vascular integrity. Although parenteral nutrition lipid emulsions are generally found safe with regard to modulation of platelet activity, studies are still accumulating. Thus, this review aims to investigate platelet-related changes by parenteral nutrition lipid emulsions in human studies. Studies have pointed out patients at risk of bleeding and increased platelet aggregation responses due to the administration of lipid emulsions. Lipid emulsions may further benefit patients at high risk of thrombosis due to anti-thrombotic effects and should be cautiously used in patients with thrombocytopenia. The reported platelet-related changes might be associated with the fatty acid change in the plasma membranes of platelets following changes in platelet synthesis and plasma levels of eicosanoids. In conclusion, studies investigating platelets and parenteral nutrition should be supported to minimize the adverse effects and to benefit from the potential protective effects of parenteral nutrition lipid emulsions.
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- Betul Kisioglu
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey
- Duzce University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Duzce, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey
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Nutrition support use and clinical outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous stem cell transplant. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:9341-9350. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07358-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lazarow H, Singer R, Compher C, Gilmar C, Kucharczuk CR, Mangan P, Salam K, Cunningham K, Stadtmauer EA, Landsburg DJ. Effect of malnutrition-driven nutritional support protocol on clinical outcomes in autologous stem cell transplantation patients. Support Care Cancer 2020; 29:997-1003. [PMID: 32556621 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05571-1] [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: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Poor nutrition status in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) has been associated with inferior clinical outcomes. We aim to determine whether a malnutrition-driven nutritional support protocol can improve these outcomes. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we assessed adults for malnutrition who were consecutively admitted for ASCT between October 2017 and March 2019 (n = 251), and provided enteral or parenteral nutrition (EN/PN) to patients who were malnourished early in the transplantation admission. We compared their clinical outcomes with those of a historical cohort admitted between May 2016 and October 2017 (n = 257) for whom nutrition assessment and initiation of EN/PN were not protocol-driven. RESULTS Patients receiving ASCT during the intervention period experienced decreased odds of prolonged hospital stay (p = 0.023), central line-associated bloodstream infection (p = 0.015), mucosal barrier injury (p = 0.037), and high weight loss (p = 0.002), in a multivariate analysis as compared with those receiving ASCT during the control period. Outcomes for ICU transfer, deconditioning on discharge, time to platelet engraftment, and unplanned 30-day hospital readmission did not differ significantly between groups. CONCLUSION A malnutrition-driven nutritional support protocol may improve outcomes for ASCT patients.
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- Heather Lazarow
- Clinical Nutrition Support Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Clinical Nutrition Support Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Advanced Practice, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Andersen S, Weber N, Kennedy G, Brown T, Banks M, Bauer J. Tolerability of proactive enteral nutrition post allogeneic haematopoietic progenitor cell transplant: A randomised comparison to standard care. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:1364-1370. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Gonçalves SEAB, Ribeiro AAF, Hirose EY, Santos FPDS, Ferreira FM, Koch LDOM, Tanaka M, de Souza MS, Souza PMR, Gonçalves TJM, Pereira AZ. Brazilian Nutritional Consensus in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Elderly. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2019; 17:eAE4340. [PMID: 31116236 PMCID: PMC6533077 DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019ae4340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Brazilian Nutritional Consensus in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Elderly was elaborated by nutritionists, nutrologists and hematologists physicians from 15 Brazilians reference centers in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, in order to emphasize the importancy of nutritional status and the body composition during the treatment, as well as the main characteristics related to patient's nutritional assessment. Establishing the consensus, we intended to improve and standardize the nutritional therapy during the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The Consensus was approved by the Brazilian Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation.
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Centro de Transplante de Medula Óssea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Gonzales F, Bruno B, Alarcón Fuentes M, De Berranger E, Guimber D, Behal H, Gandemer V, Spiegel A, Sirvent A, Yakoub-Agha I, Nelken B, Duhamel A, Seguy D. Better early outcome with enteral rather than parenteral nutrition in children undergoing MAC allo-SCT. Clin Nutr 2017; 37:2113-2121. [PMID: 29097037 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is no consensus on the type of nutritional support to introduce in children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) after myeloablative conditioning (MAC). This retrospective, multicenter, observational study compared the early administration of enteral nutrition (EN group, n = 97) versus parenteral nutrition (PN group, n = 97) in such patients with matching for important covariates. The primary endpoint was the study of day 100 overall mortality. The early outcome at day 100 was better in EN group regarding mortality rate (1% vs. 13%; p = 0.0127), non relapse mortality (1% vs. 7%; p = 0.066), acute GVHD grades II-IV (37% vs. 54%; p = 0.0127), III-IV (18% vs. 34%; p = 0.0333) and its gut localization (16% vs. 32%; p = 0.0136). Platelet engraftment was better in EN group than in PN group for the threshold of 20 G/L (97% vs. 80% p < 0.0001) and 50 G/L (92% vs. 78%, p < 0.0001). The length of stay was shorter in EN group (28 vs. 52 days, p < 0.0001). There were no differences between the two groups regarding the polynuclear neutrophil engraftment, infection rate or mucositis occurrence. These results suggest that, in children undergoing MAC allo-SCT, PN should be reserved to the only cases when up-front EN is insufficient or impossible to perform.
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- F Gonzales
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Gastro-Entérologie, Hépatologie et Nutrition Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, EA 2694 - Santé publique: épidémiologie et qualité des soins, Unité de biostatistiques, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Rennes, Service d'Onco-Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Sud, Rennes, France
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- CHU Strasbourg, Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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- CHU Montpellier, Unité d'Onco-Hématologie Pédiatrique, Montpellier, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU de Lille, Maladies du Sang, Hôpital Claude Huriez, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Hématologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, EA 2694 - Santé publique: épidémiologie et qualité des soins, Unité de biostatistiques, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Service de Nutrition, U995 - LIRIC - Lille Inflammation Research International Center, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Verdi Schumacher M, Moreira Faulhaber GA. Nutritional status and hyperglycemia in the peritransplant period: a review of associations with parenteral nutrition and clinical outcomes. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2017; 39:155-162. [PMID: 28577653 PMCID: PMC5457457 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an established treatment option for various hematological diseases. This therapy involves complex procedures and is associated with several systemic complications. Due to the toxic effects of the conditioning regimen used in allogeneic transplantations, patients frequently suffer from severe gastrointestinal complications and are unable to feed themselves properly. This complex clinical scenario often requires specialized nutritional support, and despite the increasing number of studies available, many questions remain regarding the best way to feed these patients. Parenteral nutrition has been traditionally indicated when the effects on gastrointestinal mucosa are significant; however, the true benefits of this type of nutrition in reducing clinical complications have been questioned. Hyperglycemia is a common consequence of parenteral nutrition that seems to be correlated to poor transplantation outcomes and a higher risk of infections. Additionally, nutrition-related pre-transplantation risk factors are being studied, such as impaired nutritional status, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and obesity. This review aims to discuss some of these recent issues. A real case of allogeneic transplant was used to illustrate the scenario and to highlight the most important topics that motivated this literature review.
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Skop A, Kolarzyk E, Skotnicki AB. Importance of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Procedures in the Autologous System. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017; 29:241-7. [PMID: 15961679 DOI: 10.1177/0148607105029004241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of parenteral nutrition and to compare the impact of parenteral and oral feeding on the nutrition and clinical status of adults undergoing autologous hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. METHODS The study involved 35 patients with neoplasm of the hemopoietic system who underwent hemopoietic cell autotransplantation at the Hematology Clinic (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland). The patients' nutrition status was assessed using body mass index (BMI) values, body mass components, concentration of albumin, and total protein in blood serum. The clinical status evaluation included duration of hematologic reconstruction, concentration of bilirubin, enzyme activity (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase), severity of infections, and duration of hospitalization. RESULTS Parenteral nutrition was required in 19 patients. Oral feeding was used in 16 patients. Symptoms of malnutrition on the day preceding the introduction of conditioning treatment were recorded only in patients requiring parenteral nutrition (31.6%). In the posttransplantation period, a statistically significant decrease in body mass was observed in both groups, whereas the share of fatty tissue in total body mass was significantly less in patients (men and women) fed parenterally. CONCLUSION A supply of 25-30 kcal/kg and 1-1.5 g protein/kg/day as an element of parenteral nutrition (where 20%-30% of the energy requirement was covered by fats, 15%-20% by amino acids, and 50%-55% by glucose) helped prevent the development of malnutrition and restore the functions of the hemopoietic system at a level comparable to that for patients fed naturally.
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- A Skop
- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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Prise en charge nutritionnelle des patients hospitalisés pour allogreffe de CSH : recommandations de la Société francophone de greffe de moelle et de thérapie cellulaire (SFGM-TC). Bull Cancer 2016; 103:S201-S206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2016.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Walrath M, Bacon C, Foley S, Fung HC. Gastrointestinal side effects and adequacy of enteral intake in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Nutr Clin Pract 2014; 30:305-10. [PMID: 25227122 DOI: 10.1177/0884533614547084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) can experience gastrointestinal (GI) side effects as a complication of the treatment. Limited research exists describing how the duration and severity of GI side effects influence the consumption of adequate calorie intake in this population. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in GI side effects between patients who consumed adequate calories compared with those who did not. METHODS The MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Gastrointestinal (MDASI-GI) tool was used to record daily GI side effects of 72 HSCT patients. Daily calorie intake was determined via calorie counts. Data were collected from day of transplant until engraftment. RESULTS Median percentage of caloric needs consumed for all patients was 49.2% (interquartile range, 35.1-66.6). Calorie intake decreased from baseline to transplant day 8 as severity of GI symptoms increased. An inverse relationship between percentage of caloric needs met and MDASI-GI component score, MDASI-GI symptom score, and lack of appetite score was observed. The only significant difference in MDASI-GI symptom scores between those who consumed adequate calories and those who consumed inadequate calories was for diarrhea; subjects who consumed >60% of caloric needs had significantly lower median diarrhea scores. CONCLUSION Most patients consumed <60% of their caloric needs from time of transplant to time of engraftment. More research is needed to provide insight into strategies to increase intake and to describe the implications of prolonged inadequate intake in HSCT patients.
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center-Temple Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial. Support Care Cancer 2013; 21:3441-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1920-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sheean PM, Kilkus JM, Liu D, Maciejewski J, Braunschweig CA. Incident hyperglycemia, parenteral nutrition administration and adverse outcomes in patients with myeloma admitted for initial auto-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:1117-22. [PMID: 23419432 PMCID: PMC3661701 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Parenteral nutrition (PN) exacerbates hyperglycemia, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in various cancer populations. By using a retrospective design, we examined incident hyperglycemia in PN and non-PN recipients and the associations with clinical events and 5-year survival in a cohort treated for myeloma with melphalan and auto-SCT (n=112). Clinical comparisons were made at admission, and 'before' and 'after' initiating PN to discern differences and temporality. Actual infusion times were used for PN patients; time frames based on mean PN infusion days were created for the non-PN recipients. Oral intake was lower 'before' in PN vs non-PN patients (P<0.001); however, no differences in mucositis, emesis, infections or transfusions were detected 'before.' Incident hyperglycemia (≥7.0 mmol/L) was significant 'after' PN initiation, and PN recipients experienced delays in WBC (P<0.05) and platelet engraftment (P=0.009), and required significantly greater RBC (P=0.0014) and platelet (P=0.001) support 'after' than non-PN patients. Neutropenic fever and longer hospital stay were more frequent among PN vs non-PN recipients (P<0.001). Differences in 5-year mortality were not apparent. The findings fail to support clinical benefits of PN administration during auto-SCT for myeloma. Further study is needed to discern if hyperglycemia or feeding per se was deleterious in this patient population.
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- Patricia M. Sheean
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Policy and Research, M/C 275, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608; , Phone: 312-413-1793, Fax: 312-996-2703
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- General Clinical Research Center, The University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637;
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy, M/C 275, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608;
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- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, 1650 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612;
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, 1919 W. Taylor, Room 650, Chicago, IL 60612;
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Clinical effect of individualized parenteral nutrition vs conventional method in patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:958-62. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Better Outcome of Patients Undergoing Enteral Tube Feeding After Myeloablative Conditioning for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplantation 2012; 94:287-94. [DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182558f60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sharma TS, Bechard LJ, Feldman HA, Venick R, Gura K, Gordon CM, Sonis A, Guinan EC, Duggan C. Effect of titrated parenteral nutrition on body composition after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children: a double-blind, randomized, multicenter trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:342-51. [PMID: 22205317 PMCID: PMC3260068 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.026005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) often require parenteral nutrition (PN) to optimize caloric intake. Standard approaches to nutritional supplementation provide 130-150% of estimated energy expenditure, but resting energy expenditure (REE) may be lower than expected after HSCT. Provision of PN exceeding energy needs may lead to overfeeding and associated complications. OBJECTIVE We conducted a blinded, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial in children undergoing HSCT to determine the effect on body composition of 2 different approaches of nutrition support: standard amounts of energy from PN (130-150% of REE) compared with PN titrated to match measured REE. DESIGN Twenty-six children undergoing HSCT were randomly assigned to standard or titrated PN. Energy intake was monitored until day 30 after HSCT. Body-composition and anthropometric measures were obtained through day 100. The primary outcome variable was percentage body fat (%BF) measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS The estimated change in %BF from baseline to day 30 was 1.2 ± 0.5% in the standard group and 0.1 ± 0.5% in the experimental group, but the overall time course of %BF did not differ significantly by treatment (P = 0.39 for time × treatment interaction). A profound loss of lean body mass (LBM) occurred in both groups during the intervention period and persisted through day 100. CONCLUSIONS Parenteral energy intake titrated to energy expenditure does not result in a lower accumulation of BF than does standard energy intake. Neither titrated nor standard PN regimens during HSCT preserve LBM. Alternative approaches to preserve LBM are needed. This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as 00115258.
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Enteral nutrition: a first option for nutritional support of children following allo-SCT? Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 47:1191-5. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2011.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Skop-Lewandowska A, Kolarzyk E, Skotnicki AB. Importance of parenteral nutrition in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. ONKOLOGIE 2011; 34:210-2. [PMID: 21447983 DOI: 10.1159/000327011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Agata Skop-Lewandowska
- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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Bechard LJ, Feldman HA, Gordon C, Gura K, Sonis A, Leung K, Venick R, Guinan EC, Duggan C. A multi-center, randomized, controlled trial of parenteral nutrition titrated to resting energy expenditure in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ("PNTREE"): rationale and design. Contemp Clin Trials 2010; 31:157-64. [PMID: 20004739 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) frequently require prolonged courses of parenteral nutrition (PN) as a consequence of gastrointestinal dysfunction related to preparative chemotherapy and radiation. PN has been associated with shorter engraftment time and decreased mortality during HSCT, however, it is also linked with complications, including infections, liver disease, and metabolic disturbances. Some of these complications may be a result of providing PN in excess of nutrient requirements. We previously described significant reductions in resting energy expenditure (REE), as measured by indirect calorimetry, over the course of HSCT. We also documented a decline in mid-arm muscle area, suggesting depletion of muscle mass, while triceps skinfold, a marker of fat stores, was unchanged. These results suggested the need for further study of energy expenditure, body composition and nutritional intake in this group of high risk patients. DESIGN AND HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that changes in body composition affect REE during HSCT, and that standard nutritional support may lead to overfeeding. We are performing a randomized controlled trial of parenteral nutrition among children undergoing allogeneic HSCT. Subjects are randomized to receive PN designed to provide 100% of measured REE, or standard PN, i.e., 140% of estimated energy expenditure. The primary outcome variable is change in percent body fat. Secondary outcomes include glycemic control and frequency of infections, changes in REE and body composition. CONCLUSION This study will provide unique and comprehensive nutritional data and its results will guide nutritional therapy for children undergoing HSCT and possibly other catabolic patients.
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- Lori J Bechard
- Children's Hospital, Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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Arends J, Zuercher G, Dossett A, Fietkau R, Hug M, Schmid I, Shang E, Zander A. Non-surgical oncology - Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition, Chapter 19. GERMAN MEDICAL SCIENCE : GMS E-JOURNAL 2009; 7:Doc09. [PMID: 20049066 PMCID: PMC2795366 DOI: 10.3205/000068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reduced nutritional state is associated with unfavourable outcomes and a lower quality of life in patients with malignancies. Patients with active tumour disease frequently have insufficient food intake. The resting energy expenditure in cancer patients can be increased, decreased, or remain unchanged compared to predicted values. Tumours may result in varying degrees of systemic pro-inflammatory processes with secondary effects on all significant metabolic pathways. Therapeutic objectives are to stabilise nutritional state with oral/enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition (PN) and thus to prevent or reduce progressive weight loss. The maintenance or improvement of quality of life, and the increase in the effectiveness and a reduction in the side-effects of antitumor therapy are further objectives. Indications for PN in tumour patients are essentially identical to those in patients with benign illnesses, with preference given to oral or enteral nutrition when feasible. A combined nutritional concept is preferred if oral or enteral nutrition are possible but not sufficient. There are generally no accepted standards for ideal energy and nutrient intakes in oncological patients, particularly when exclusive artificial nutrition is administered. The use of PN as a general accompaniment to radiotherapy or chemotherapy is not indicated, but PN is indicated in chronic severe radiogenic enteritis or after allogenic transplantation with pronounced mucositis or GvH-related gastrointestinal damage for prolonged periods, with particular attention to increased risk of bleeding and infection. No PN is necessary in the terminal phase.
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- J Arends
- Dept. of Medical Oncology, Tumour Biology Center, University of Freiburg, Germany
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Total parenteral nutrition in children and adolescents treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic transplants. Br J Nutr 2009; 103:899-906. [DOI: 10.1017/s000711450999242x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is still of great importance for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients because one of the major adverse effects of the high-dose therapy followed by HSCT is an inadequate oral nutrition intake. The aim of the study was analysis of TPN of young patients in the HSCT period. Twenty-two patients 1·8–20·8 year-old, median 5·4, treated with high-dose therapy and autologous HSCT because of malignancy were included into the study. Grafts contained 1·35–7·9 × 106, median 3·75 × 106CD34+ cells/kg. Engraftment occurred as follows: granulocytes >0·5 × 109/l on +11 d (8–25); platelets >20 × 109/l on +23 d (12–67). Patients were given isoenergetic, isonitrogenous TPN until they consumed less than 50 % of their required diet orally. Proteins intake was 0·8–2·0 g/kg per d, fats intake 1·0–3·0 g/kg per d. Total non-proteins energies–nitrogen grams index was 140:1–200:1. Supplementation of electrolytes, microelements, trace elements and vitamins was dependent on individual patient requirement. TPN duration did not correlate with CD34+cells number but correlated with platelets reconstitution. The assessment of nutritional condition demonstrated no differences in anthropometric parameters, but increase of serum albumin levels after TPN. Requirement for P3 − was above the normal ranges and correlated positively with platelets reconstitution. Requirement for P3 − and K+was higher in patients with mucositis than in other patients. Any complications due to TPN were observed. Adequately composed isoenergetic and isonitrogenous TPN with replacement of electrolytes according to their requirement in the early post-transplantation period allows not only improvement in nutritional status of patients but also could contribute to reconstitution of haematopoiesis.
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August DA, Huhmann MB. A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support therapy during adult anticancer treatment and in hematopoietic cell transplantation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2009; 33:472-500. [PMID: 19713551 DOI: 10.1177/0148607109341804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- David Allen August
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Factors influencing catheter-related infections in the Dutch multicenter study on high-dose chemotherapy followed by peripheral SCT in high-risk breast cancer patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2008; 42:475-81. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2008.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Which Parameters of Nutritional Status Should We Choose for Nutritional Assessment During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? Transplant Proc 2007; 39:2902-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sheean PM, Braunschweig CA. Exploring the Clinical Characteristics of Parenteral Nutrition Recipients Admitted for Initial Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 107:1398-403. [PMID: 17659908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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There is a paucity of evidence to guide the initiation of parenteral nutrition administration during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The purpose of this study was to explore and compare clinical characteristics during early hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to discern if differences existed between those that had parenteral nutrition initiated and those that did not. Medical records of patients admitted for initial autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from two university transplantation centers were evaluated for this retrospective cohort. A multitude of clinical features were evaluated at baseline and in the days preceding parenteral nutrition initiation to investigate potential differences between parenteral nutrition and non-parenteral nutrition subjects, stratified by donor type. To examine the occurrence of events prior to parenteral nutrition administration, a "before" time frame was created for all subjects. For parenteral nutrition subjects, the actual number of hospital days prior to parenteral nutrition initiation was used; however, for non-parenteral nutrition patients, the transplantation-specific average number of days until parenteral nutrition initiation, depicted as "before" (ie, autologous non-parenteral nutrition "before"=hospital days 1 to 10, allogeneic non-parenteral nutrition "before"=hospital days 1 to 13), was used during this parallel timeframe. Differences were assessed using Student's t and Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables, and chi(2) for categorical variables. Parenteral nutrition was provided to 53% (n=129/245) of autologous and 65% (n=73/112) of allogeneic patients and was typically initiated on transplant day +6 and day +7, respectively. Significant decreases in oral intake patterns (P<0.0001) and a tendency toward infections were observed for autologous (P=0.01) and allogeneic (P=0.07) parenteral nutrition vs non-parenteral nutrition recipients "before." In addition, significantly more mucositis was observed "before" in allogeneic parenteral nutrition vs non-parenteral nutrition patients (P=0.04). Involvement of nutrition professionals is crucial for the design and implementation of future studies to determine for whom and when to commence parenteral nutrition and to discourage its indiscriminant use.
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- Patricia M Sheean
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Rzepecki P, Barzal J, Sarosiek T, Szczylik C. Biochemical indices for the assessment of nutritional status during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: are they worth using? A single center experience. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 40:567-72. [PMID: 17637693 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is being used increasingly in an attempt to cure many hematological disorders, solid tumors and autoimmune diseases. One of the major challenges in the post-transplant period is nutrition. The purpose of this investigation was to assess changes in the biochemical indices of nutritional status during HSCT and compare them with acute-phase protein levels to find the best parameters for nutritional support qualification. Nutritional status was assessed in 54 patients during autologous (30 cases) and allogeneic (24 cases) transplantation. Fifteen patients had to be treated with total parenteral nutrition (TPN), eight of them needing prolonged hospitalization. All nutritional indices and acute-phase protein levels were evaluated during the day before the beginning of conditioning regimen, after chemotherapy completion and every 7 days until engraftment, at least three times after stem cells infusion. Wilcoxon test and canonical analysis were used for statistical analyses. The measurement of retinol-binding protein and transferrin can be useful for nutritional assessment during autologous and allogeneic HSCT, respectively. Prealbumin level, measured 8 days after the end of conditioning regimen, is helpful in making a decision about starting TPN.
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- P Rzepecki
- Military Institute of Health Services, Warsaw, Poland.
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Sheean PM, Freels SA, Helton WS, Braunschweig CA. Adverse Clinical Consequences of Hyperglycemia from Total Parenteral Nutrition Exposure during Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006; 12:656-64. [PMID: 16737939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Accepted: 01/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Immunocompromised hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients frequently receive total parenteral nutrition (TPN), a dextrose-based solution that may exacerbate the infectious risks associated with hyperglycemia. This study assessed the incidence of hyperglycemia (glucose level>or=110 mg/dL) and its effect on clinical outcomes in TPN versus non-TPN recipients who received HSCTs. A retrospective cohort of 357 adults who were admitted for initial autologous or allogeneic transplantation at 2 university-affiliated centers was examined. To discern the temporality of outcomes, "before" and "after" comparisons were made by using actual infusion times for TPN patients and using timeframes based on mean hospital days before ("before") or during ("after") parenteral infusion for non-TPN patients. Patients demonstrated similar demographic and clinical characteristics when analyzed by institution, feeding, and donor-type strata, and 57% received TPN. After attempts to equilibrate disease acuity were employed, the proportion of hyperglycemic days was equivalent before but significantly greater after in patients exposed versus unexposed to TPN (87.5% versus 8.3%, respectively; P<.001). Using logistic regression, the likelihood of infection doubled (odds ratio [OR], 2.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.4-3.5) after adjustment for donor type, diagnosis, age, gender, ethnicity, institution, mucositis, and obesity. This association was only slightly attenuated when patients with infections before were removed (OR, 1.9; 95%, CI, 1.1-3.3), steroid recipients were eliminated (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.2-3.4), and when patients with nonablative regimens were excluded (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.3-3.5), but was considerably higher for patients who were classified as normal or underweight (body mass index<or=25 kg/m2; n=118; OR, 4.3; 95% CI, 1.7-10.6). In addition, the effect of TPN became insignificant when glucose was added as an independent variable, thus symbolizing their collinear relation. Parenteral nutrition recipients versus nonrecipients also developed significantly greater requirements for red cell (P=.001) and platelet transfusions (P=.001) after and significant delays in granulocyte and platelet engraftment times for autologous (P=.01) and allogeneic (P=.02) subjects. The broad use of TPN in patients undergoing initial HSCT was associated with profound hyperglycemia, resultant greater morbidity, and questionable efficacy in this adult, well-nourished cohort.
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- Patricia M Sheean
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Malnutrition is a common comorbidity that places inpatients at risk of complications, infections, long length of stay, higher costs, and increased mortality. Thus, nutrition support has become an important therapeutic adjunctive to the care of these patients. For patients unable to feed themselves, nutrition can be delivered via the parenteral or enteral routes. The formulations used to deliver nutrients and the route of nutrient delivery, absorption, and processing differ substantially between parenteral and enteral nutrition. Over the past two decades, many randomised clinical trials have assessed the effects of parenteral versus enteral nutrition on outcomes (ie, complications, infections, length of stay, costs, mortality) in diverse inpatient populations. From a search of medical publications, studies were selected that assessed important clinical outcomes of parenteral versus enteral feeding or intravenous fluids in patients with trauma/burn injuries, surgery, cancer, pancreatic disease, inflammatory bowel disease, critical illness, liver failure, acute renal failure, and organ transplantation. Our goal was to determine the optimum route of feeding in these patient groups. The available evidence lends support to the use of enteral over parenteral feeding in inpatients with functioning gastrointestinal tracts.
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- Gary P Zaloga
- Methodist Research Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, 1812 North Capitol Avenue, IN 46202, USA.
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Schmid I, Schmitt M, Streiter M, Meilbeck R, Albert MH, Reinhardt D, Stachel D. Parenteral nutrition is not superior to replacement fluid therapy for the supportive treatment of chemotherapy induced oral mucositis in children. Eur J Cancer 2005; 42:205-11. [PMID: 16330203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Revised: 08/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Many paediatric oncology centres apply parenteral nutrition (PN) in children with severe oral mucositis after chemotherapy. However, no convincing data exist to support this treatment strategy. The aim of our study was to elucidate a possible advantage of PN versus intravenous replacement fluid therapy (FT). In a prospective randomized study, 30 children with mucositis WHO grade IV were assigned to receive either PN or intravenous replacement FT. Weight, total body water, fat-free mass (measured by impedance analysis) and peripheral white blood cells were assessed daily. For aspects of quality of life and economics, the length of hospital stay, the incidence of infections, the days on intravenous antibiotics and delay of scheduled chemotherapy were examined. Children with PN gained body weight significantly compared to baseline and to FT due to an augmentation of fat mass while total body water and fat-free mass significantly decreased. In children with FT, body weight remained stable while total body water and fat-free mass significantly increased, thereby loosing fat mass. We observed no differences in recovery of peripheral white blood cells (WBC), incidence of infections, hospitalization time, days on intravenous antibiotics, days on opioid analgesics and delay of the next scheduled chemotherapy cycle. Although children with PN gained weight in form of fat mass, this did not translate into a clinical benefit for the patients such as earlier recovery of WBC counts, shorter hospitalization time, a decreased use of analgesics or less delay of the next scheduled chemotherapy cycle. Our findings therefore do not support the hypothesis that PN is superior to FT when used for less than 10 days for oral mucositis.
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- Irene Schmid
- Kinderklinik and Kinderpoliklinik, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Lindwurmstr. 4, D-80337 Munich, Germany.
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Arfons LM, Lazarus HM. Total parenteral nutrition and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: an expensive placebo? Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 36:281-8. [PMID: 15937496 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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SUMMARY A majority of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) suffer from severe mucositis and enteritis due to cytotoxic therapy and immune dysregulation, resulting in prolonged decreased oral intake, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. While total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is often given to patients in order to maintain their nutritional status during the peritransplant period, there is conflicting evidence to support its routine use. We evaluated the small number of prospective randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials that assessed important clinical outcomes such as time to engraftment, rates of infection, overall survival and length of hospitalization. We believe that the data do not support the routine use of parenteral nutrition as first-line therapy but should be reserved for those patients who are unable to tolerate enteral feedings. We also believe that glutamine supplementation cannot be recommended to all HSCT recipients as it has been shown to increase morbidity and mortality rates in autologous transplant patients. Further investigations that test accurate monitoring assessments and incorporate specific substrates such as lipids with parenteral and enteral nutrition are warranted. Novel therapies such as recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor and glucagon-like peptide show future promise in modulating the severity and duration of mucositis, minimizing further the need for TPN.
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- L M Arfons
- Deparment of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Sheean PM, Braunschweig C, Rich E. The incidence of hyperglycemia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients receiving total parenteral nutrition: a pilot study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 104:1352-60. [PMID: 15354149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether total parenteral nutrition (TPN)-induced hyperglycemia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. DESIGN A retrospective cohort investigation comparing the medical records of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients was conducted to determine clinical differences between those who received TPN and those who did not receive TPN during transplant. SUBJECTS/SETTING Forty-eight adult patients (> or =18 years) undergoing initial autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant at two urban university-affiliated hospitals were eligible for inclusion. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Hyperglycemia (glucose > or =6.1 mmol/L or 110 mg/dL), presence of infection, infection duration, and in-hospital mortality. Statistical analyses performed chi 2, Student t, and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to detect differences among the study participants. RESULTS Patients had similar baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, with 63% receiving TPN during transplant. When standardized for time, TPN recipients at both institutions experienced significantly more hyperglycemia ( P <.05) after TPN initiation. TPN patients also experienced 69% of all infections and 100% of repeat positive cultures. Additionally, significantly greater differences for TPN recipients were found for length of stay and daily charges than those who did not receive TPN. No differences were found for in-hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS TPN is strongly associated with hyperglycemia, which may be linked to increased infections of longer duration in a profoundly immunocompromised group of patients who frequently receive TPN. The implications of these findings are limited by the small number of subjects; a larger investigation is warranted.
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- Patricia M Sheean
- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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