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Brunet-Wood K, Tul-Noor Z, Bandsma RHJ, Carter L, Fleming-Carroll B, Gramlich L, Hutchison K, Huysentruyt K, Kalnins D, Marchand V, Martinez A, Pai N, Vachon M, Hulst JM. Development of the Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (P-INPAC) using a modified Delphi technique. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2024; 49:700-711. [PMID: 38320255 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
One in three hospitalized children have disease-related malnutrition (DRM) upon admission to hospital, and all children are at risk for further nutritional deterioration during hospital stay; however, systematic approaches to detect DRM in Canada are lacking. To standardise and improve hospital care, the multidisciplinary pediatric working group of the Canadian Malnutrition Taskforce aimed to develop a pediatric, inpatient nutritional care pathway based on available evidence, feasibility of resources, and expert consensus. The working group (n = 13) undertook a total of four meetings: an in-person meeting to draft the pathway based on existing literature and modelled after the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC) in adults, followed by three online surveys and three rounds of online Delphi consensus meetings to achieve agreement on the draft pathway. In the first Delphi survey, 32 questions were asked, whereas in the second and third rounds 27 and 8 questions were asked, respectively. Consensus was defined as any question/issue in which at least 80% agreed. The modified Delphi process allowed the development of an evidence-informed, consensus-based pathway for inpatients, the Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (P-INPAC). It includes screening <24 h of admission, assessment with use of Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) <48 h of admission, as well as prevention, and treatment of DRM divided into standard, advanced, and specialized nutrition care plans. Research is necessary to explore feasibility of implementation and evaluate the effectiveness by integrating P-INPAC into clinical practice.
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- Kim Brunet-Wood
- Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, Canadian Nutrition Society, Ottawa, ON K1C 6A8, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- SickKids Learning Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada
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- Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Dietetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, Ste-Justine UHC, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, IWK Health Centre, University of Dalhousie, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
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- Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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Hulst JM, van de Vorst K, Olieman JF, Hendriks DM, Oudshoorn JH, Plötz FB, Roskam M, van der Schoor SRD, Tramper-Stranders GA, Verhoeven JJ, van Wering HM, Winder E, Joosten KFM. Prospective evaluation and follow-up of nutritional status of children hospitalized in secondary-care level hospitals: a multicentre study. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2024; 49:680-686. [PMID: 38359413 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Although disease-associated undernutrition is still an important problem in hospitalized children that is often underrecognized, follow-up studies evaluating post-discharge nutritional status of children with undernutrition are lacking. The aim of this multicentre prospective observational cohort study was to assess the rate of acute undernutrition (AU) and/or having a high nutritional risk (HR) in children on admission to seven secondary-care level Dutch hospitals and to evaluate the nutritional course of AU/HR group during admission and post-discharge. STRONGkids was used to indicate HR, and AU was based on anthropometric data (z-score < -2 for weight-for-age (WFA; <1 year) or weight-for-height (WFH; ≥1 year)). In total, 1985 patients were screened for AU/HR over a 12-month period. On admission, AU was present in 9.9% of screened children and 6.2% were classified as HR; 266 (13.4%) children comprised the AU/HR group (median age 2.4 years, median length of stay 3 days). In this group, further nutritional assessment by a dietitian during hospitalization occurred in 44% of children, whereas 38% received nutritional support. At follow-up 4-8 weeks post-discharge, 101 out of orginal 266 children in the AU/HR group (38%) had available paired anthropometric measurements to re-assess nutrition status. Significant improvement of WFA/WFH compared to admission (-2.48 vs. -1.51 SD; p < 0.001) and significant decline in AU rate from admission to outpatient follow-up (69.3% vs. 35.6%; p < 0.001) were shown. In conclusion, post-discharge nutritional status of children with undernutrition and/or high nutritional risk on admission to secondary-care level pediatric wards showed significant improvement, but about one-third remained undernourished. Findings warrant the need for a tailored post-discharge nutritional follow-up.
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- Jessie M Hulst
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dietetics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, HAGA Hospital-Juliana Children's Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dietetics, MC Alkmaar, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Tuğcu GD, Özsezen B, Türkyılmaz İ, Pehlivan Zorlu B, Eryılmaz Polat S, Özkaya Parlakay A, Cinel G. Risk factors for complicated community-acquired pneumonia in children. Pediatr Int 2022; 64:e15386. [PMID: 36225107 DOI: 10.1111/ped.15386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children continues to be one of the prominent causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. By determining the risk factors associated with the development of complicated CAP (CCAP), new approaches for early diagnosis and effective treatment can be identified. METHODS This retrospective cohort study enrolled patients with CAP and CCAP who visited the pediatric ward of the study hospital between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. For patients with CCAP, data regarding medical procedures performed, surgical intervention, and hospitalization duration were collected. RESULTS A total of 111 patients, 93 (83.7%) with CAP and 18 (16.3%) with CCAP, aged between 3 months and 18 years were hospitalized because of severe pneumonia. The mean age of the patients was 3.6 ± 1.2 years and 60 (54%) of them were female. The mean age of patients with CCAP was higher than that of patients with CAP (4.2 ± 3.3 vs. 2.8 ± 2.1 years respectively); however, the difference was not significant (p = 0.012). Patients with CCAP exhibited a significantly higher C-reactive protein level than those with CAP (10.06 ± 7.55 vs. 4.43 ± 3.37 g/L respectively; p = 0.007). Hypoxia upon admission was noted more commonly in the CCAP group than in the CAP group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Findings related to hypoxia, respiratory distress, and pleural effusion on imaging are important distinguishing factors associated with the development of complications in patients hospitalized with CAP. Therefore, CCAP etiology, diagnosis, and treatment approaches should be established and protective measures adopted.
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- Gökçen Dilşa Tuğcu
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Science, Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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de Benedictis FM, Kerem E, Chang AB, Colin AA, Zar HJ, Bush A. Complicated pneumonia in children. Lancet 2020; 396:786-798. [PMID: 32919518 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31550-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Complicated community-acquired pneumonia in a previously well child is a severe illness characterised by combinations of local complications (eg, parapneumonic effusion, empyema, necrotising pneumonia, and lung abscess) and systemic complications (eg, bacteraemia, metastatic infection, multiorgan failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and, rarely, death). Complicated community-acquired pneumonia should be suspected in any child with pneumonia not responding to appropriate antibiotic treatment within 48-72 h. Common causative organisms are Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Patients have initial imaging with chest radiography and ultrasound, which can also be used to assess the lung parenchyma, to identify pleural fluid; CT scanning is not usually indicated. Complicated pneumonia is treated with a prolonged course of intravenous antibiotics, and then oral antibiotics. The initial choice of antibiotic is guided by local microbiological knowledge and by subsequent positive cultures and molecular testing, including on pleural fluid if a drainage procedure is done. Information from pleural space imaging and drainage should guide the decision on whether to administer intrapleural fibrinolytics. Most patients are treated by drainage and more extensive surgery is rarely needed; in any event, in low-income and middle-income countries, resources for extensive surgeries are scarce. The clinical course of complicated community-acquired pneumonia can be prolonged, especially when patients have necrotising pneumonia, but complete recovery is the usual outcome.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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McCarthy A, Delvin E, Marcil V, Belanger V, Marchand V, Boctor D, Rashid M, Noble A, Davidson B, Groleau V, Spahis S, Roy C, Levy E. Prevalence of Malnutrition in Pediatric Hospitals in Developed and In-Transition Countries: The Impact of Hospital Practices. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11020236. [PMID: 30678232 PMCID: PMC6412458 DOI: 10.3390/nu11020236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Presently, undernutrition still goes undetected in pediatric hospitals despite its association with poor clinical outcomes and increased annual hospital costs, thus affecting both the patient and the health care system. The reported prevalence of undernutrition in pediatric patients seeking care or hospitalized varies considerably, ranging from 2.5 to 51%. This disparity is mostly due to the diversity of the origin of populations studied, methods used to detect and assess nutritional status, as well as the lack of consensus for defining pediatric undernutrition. The prevalence among inpatients is likely to be higher than that observed for the community at large, since malnourished children are likely to have a pre-existent disease or to develop medical complications. Meanwhile, growing evidence indicates that the nutritional status of sick children deteriorates during the course of hospitalization. Moreover, the absence of systematic nutritional screening in this environment may lead to an underestimation of this condition. The present review aims to critically discuss studies documenting the prevalence of malnutrition in pediatric hospitals in developed and in-transition countries and identifying hospital practices that may jeopardize the nutritional status of hospitalized children.
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- Andrea McCarthy
- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Biochemistry, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AL T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Dalhousie University and IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS B3H 1S6, Canada.
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- Dalhousie University and IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS B3H 1S6, Canada.
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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The prevalence of disease-related undernutrition in hospitalized children has not decreased significantly in the last decades in Europe. A recent large multicentric European study reported a percentage of underweight children ranging across countries from 4.0% to 9.3%. Nutritional screening has been put forward as a strategy to detect and prevent undernutrition in hospitalized children. It allows timely implementation of adequate nutritional support and prevents further nutritional deterioration of hospitalized children. In this article, a hands-on practical guideline for the implementation of a nutritional care program in hospitalized children is provided. The difference between nutritional status (anthropometry with or without additional technical investigations) at admission and nutritional risk (the risk of the need for a nutritional intervention or the risk for nutritional deterioration during hospital stay) is the focus of this article. Based on the quality control circle principle of Deming, a nutritional care algorithm, with detailed instructions specific for the pediatric population was developed and implementation in daily practice is proposed. Further research is required to prove the applicability and the merit of this algorithm. It can, however, serve as a basis to provide European or even wider guidelines.
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