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Bourdon C, Diallo AH, Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid AS, Khan MA, Saleem AF, Singa BO, Gnoumou BS, Tigoi C, Otieno CA, Oduol CO, Lancioni CL, Manyasi C, McGrath CJ, Maronga C, Lwanga C, Brals D, Ahmed D, Mondal D, Denno DM, Mangale DI, Chimwezi E, Mbale E, Mupere E, Salauddin Mamun GM, Ouédraogo I, Berkley JA, Njunge JM, Njirammadzi J, Mukisa J, Thitiri J, Walson JL, Jemutai J, Tickell KD, Shahrin L, Mallewa M, Hossain MI, Chisti MJ, Timbwa M, Mburu M, Ngari MM, Ngao N, Aber P, Harawa PP, Sukhtankar P, Bandsma RH, Bamouni RM, Molyneux S, Mwaringa S, Shaima SN, Ali SA, Afsana SM, Banu S, Ahmed T, Voskuijl WP, Kazi Z. Childhood growth during recovery from acute illness in Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of the childhood acute illness and nutrition (CHAIN) prospective cohort. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 70:102530. [PMID: 38510373 PMCID: PMC10950691 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Growth faltering is well-recognized during acute childhood illness and growth acceleration during convalescence, with or without nutritional therapy, may occur. However, there are limited recent data on growth after hospitalization in low- and middle-income countries. Methods We evaluated growth following hospitalization among children aged 2-23 months in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Between November 2016 and January 2019, children were recruited at hospital admission and classified as: not-wasted (NW), moderately-wasted (MW), severely-wasted (SW), or having nutritional oedema (NO). We describe earlier (discharge to 45-days) and later (45- to 180-days) changes in length-for-age [LAZ], weight-for-age [WAZ], mid-upper arm circumference [MUACZ], weight-for-length [WLZ] z-scores, and clinical, nutritional, and socioeconomic correlates. Findings We included 2472 children who survived to 180-days post-discharge: NW, 960 (39%); MW, 572 (23%); SW, 682 (28%); and NO, 258 (10%). During 180-days, LAZ decreased in NW (-0.27 [-0.36, -0.19]) and MW (-0.23 [-0.34, -0.11]). However, all groups increased WAZ (NW, 0.21 [95% CI: 0.11, 0.32]; MW, 0.57 [0.44, 0.71]; SW, 1.0 [0.88, 1.1] and NO, 1.3 [1.1, 1.5]) with greatest gains in the first 45-days. Of children underweight (<-2 WAZ) at discharge, 66% remained underweight at 180-days. Lower WAZ post-discharge was associated with age-inappropriate nutrition, adverse caregiver characteristics, small size at birth, severe or moderate anaemia, and chronic conditions, while lower LAZ was additionally associated with household-level exposures but not with chronic medical conditions. Interpretation Underweight and poor linear growth mostly persisted after an acute illness. Beyond short-term nutritional supplementation, improving linear growth post-discharge may require broader individual and family support. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationOPP1131320; National Institute for Health ResearchNIHR201813.
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Affiliation(s)
- Celine Bourdon
- Translational Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Department of Public Health, Centre Muraz Research Institute, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Clinical Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, Office of Executive Director, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatrics, Banfora Referral Regional Hospital, Banfora, Burkina Faso
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Molecular Biology Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Departments of International Health and Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Hospitals, Office of Executive Director, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Health Systems and Research Ethics Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Clinical Research Department, KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Office of Executive Director, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition Research Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Office of Executive Director, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Global Child Health, Emma Children’s Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Department of Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Bitilinyu-Bangoh JEV, Riesebosch S, Rebel M, Chiwaya P, Verschoor SP, Voskuijl WP, Schallig HDFH. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in under-five children with diarrhoea in Blantyre, Malawi. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:68. [PMID: 38195415 PMCID: PMC10777657 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-08979-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Diarrhoeal diseases are common among children in low- and middle-income countries and are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Cryptosporidium and Giardia are considered to be the main parasitic causes of diarrhoea in children. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection in children under five years of age presenting at two health centres (Ndirande and Limbe) in Blantyre, Malawi. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed from February to July 2019 and included 972 children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea. Stool samples were immediately tested after collection at enrolment with a rapid diagnostic test for Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the prevalence of these protozoan parasitic infections, and differences in the basic demographic and anthroponotic variables (between children with diarrhoea and parasite infection, being either Cryptosporidium and Giardia or both versus children with diarrhoea but no RDT confirmed parasite infection) were assessed. Their association with Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection was analysed using simple logistic regressions. RESULTS Of the children recruited, 88 (9.1%) tested positive for Cryptosporidium and 184 (18.9%) for Giardia. Children with only a Giardia infection or a coinfection (of both parasites) were significantly older (mean age 24-26 months) compared to children with only a Cryptosporidium infection (mean age 13 months) or no parasitic infection (mean age 14 months). No significant differences were found with respect to gender, body temperature, stunting or wasting between the different groups of children with moderate to severe diarrhoea. Children attending the Ndirande health centre had almost two times higher odds of testing positive for both infections than those attending Limbe health centre. CONCLUSION Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections are highly prevalent in children < 5 years with moderate to severe diarrhoea attending the Limbe and Ndirande health centres in Blantyre, Malawi.
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- Joseph E V Bitilinyu-Bangoh
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University for Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University for Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Training Institute Global Health and Tropical Medicine (OIGT), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tsegaye AT, Pavlinac PB, Turyagyenda L, Diallo AH, Gnoumou BS, Bamouni RM, Voskuijl WP, van den Heuvel M, Mbale E, Lancioni CL, Mupere E, Mukisa J, Lwanga C, Atuhairwe M, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T, Shahid AS, Saleem AF, Kazi Z, Singa BO, Amam P, Masheti M, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Tickell KD. The Role of Food Insecurity and Dietary Diversity on Recovery from Wasting among Hospitalized Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Nutrients 2022; 14:3481. [PMID: 36079736 PMCID: PMC9460249 DOI: 10.3390/nu14173481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Current guidelines for the management of childhood wasting primarily focus on the provision of therapeutic foods and the treatment of medical complications. However, many children with wasting live in food-secure households, and multiple studies have demonstrated that the etiology of wasting is complex, including social, nutritional, and biological causes. We evaluated the contribution of household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and the consumption of specific food groups to the time to recovery from wasting after hospital discharge. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Childhood Acute Illness Network (CHAIN) cohort, a multicenter prospective study conducted in six low- or lower-middle-income countries. We included children aged 6−23 months with wasting (mid-upper arm circumference [MUAC] ≤ 12.5 cm) or kwashiorkor (bipedal edema) at the time of hospital discharge. The primary outcome was time to nutritional recovery, defined as a MUAC > 12.5 cm without edema. Using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age, sex, study site, HIV status, duration of hospitalization, enrollment MUAC, referral to a nutritional program, caregiver education, caregiver depression, the season of enrollment, residence, and household wealth status, we evaluated the role of reported food insecurity, dietary diversity, and specific food groups prior to hospitalization on time to recovery from wasting during the 6 months of posthospital discharge. Findings: Of 1286 included children, most participants (806, 63%) came from food-insecure households, including 170 (13%) with severe food insecurity, and 664 (52%) participants had insufficient dietary diversity. The median time to recovery was 96 days (18/100 child-months (95% CI: 17.0, 19.0)). Moderate (aHR 1.17 [0.96, 1.43]) and severe food insecurity (aHR 1.14 [0.88, 1.48]), and insufficient dietary diversity (aHR 1.07 [0.91, 1.25]) were not significantly associated with time to recovery. Children who had consumed legumes and nuts prior to diagnosis had a quicker recovery than those who did not (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR): 1.21 [1.01,1.44]). Consumption of dairy products (aHR 1.13 [0.96, 1.34], p = 0.14) and meat (aHR 1.11 [0.93, 1.33]), p = 0.23) were not statistically significantly associated with time to recovery. Consumption of fruits and vegetables (aHR 0.78 [0.65,0.94]) and breastfeeding (aHR 0.84 [0.71, 0.99]) before diagnosis were associated with longer time to recovery. Conclusion: Among wasted children discharged from hospital and managed in compliance with wasting guidelines, food insecurity and dietary diversity were not major determinants of recovery.
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- Department of Public Health, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou 03BP7021, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Public Health, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou 03BP7021, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Public Health, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou 03BP7021, Burkina Faso
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health & Emma Children’s Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 265, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration, Kampala P.O. Box 663, Uganda
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala P.O. Box 7072, Uganda
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- Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration, Kampala P.O. Box 663, Uganda
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi 54840, Kenya
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi 54840, Kenya
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- KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi 80108, Kenya
- The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi 184742, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LG, UK
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- Departments of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi 184742, Kenya
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- Departments of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Diallo AH, Sayeem Bin Shahid ASM, Khan AF, Saleem AF, Singa BO, Gnoumou BS, Tigoi C, Otieno CA, Bourdon C, Oduol CO, Lancioni CL, Manyasi C, McGrath CJ, Maronga C, Lwanga C, Brals D, Ahmed D, Mondal D, Denno DM, Mangale DI, Chimezi E, Mbale E, Mupere E, Mamun GMS, Ouedraogo I, Berkley JA, Njirammadzi J, Mukisa J, Thitiri J, Carreon JD, Walson JL, Jemutai J, Tickell KD, Shahrin L, Mallewa M, Hossain MI, Chisti MJ, Timbwa M, Mburu M, Ngari MM, Ngao N, Aber P, Harawa PP, Sukhtankar P, Bandsma RHJ, Bamouni RM, Molyneux S, Mwaringa S, Shaima SN, Ali SA, Afsana SM, Banu S, Ahmed T, Voskuijl WP, Kazi Z. Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10:e673-e684. [PMID: 35427524 PMCID: PMC9023747 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00118-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mortality among children with acute illness in low-income and middle-income settings remains unacceptably high and the importance of post-discharge mortality is increasingly recognised. We aimed to explore the epidemiology of deaths among young children with acute illness across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to inform the development of interventions and improved guidelines. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled children aged 2-23 months with acute illness, stratified by nutritional status defined by anthropometry (ie, no wasting, moderate wasting, or severe wasting or kwashiorkor), who were admitted to one of nine hospitals in six countries across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia between Nov 20, 2016, and Jan 31, 2019. We assisted sites to comply with national guidelines. Co-primary outcomes were mortality within 30 days of hospital admission and post-discharge mortality within 180 days of hospital discharge. A priori exposure domains, including demographic, clinical, and anthropometric characteristics at hospital admission and discharge, as well as child, caregiver, and household-level characteristics, were examined in regression and survival structural equation models. FINDINGS Of 3101 children (median age 11 months [IQR 7-16]), 1120 (36·1%) had no wasting, 763 (24·6%) had moderate wasting, and 1218 (39·3%) had severe wasting or kwashiorkor. Of 350 (11·3%) deaths overall, 234 (66·9%) occurred within 30 days of hospital admission and 168 (48·0%) within 180 days of hospital discharge. 90 (53·6%) post-discharge deaths occurred at home. The proportion of children who died following discharge was relatively preserved across nutritional strata. Numerically large high-risk and low-risk groups could be disaggregated for early mortality and post-discharge mortality. Structural equation models identified direct pathways to mortality and multiple socioeconomic, clinical, and nutritional domains acting indirectly through anthropometric status. INTERPRETATION Among diverse sites in Africa and south Asia, almost half of mortality occurs following hospital discharge. Despite being highly predictable, these deaths are not addressed in current guidelines. A fundamental shift to a child-centred, risk-based approach to inpatient and post-discharge management is needed to further reduce childhood mortality, and clinical trials of these approaches with outcomes of mortality, readmission, and cost are warranted. FUNDING The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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van den Brink DA, de Meij T, Brals D, Bandsma RHJ, Thitiri J, Ngari M, Mwalekwa L, de Boer NKH, Wicaksono A, Covington JA, van Rheenen PF, Voskuijl WP. Prediction of mortality in severe acute malnutrition in hospitalized children by faecal volatile organic compound analysis: proof of concept. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18785. [PMID: 33154417 PMCID: PMC7645771 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75515-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) display immature, altered gut microbiota and have a high mortality risk. Faecal volatile organic compounds (VOCs) reflect the microbiota composition and may provide insight into metabolic dysfunction that occurs in SAM. Here we determine whether analysis of faecal VOCs could identify children with SAM with increased risk of mortality. VOC profiles from children who died within six days following admission were compared to those who were discharged alive using machine learning algorithms. VOC profiles of children who died could be separated from those who were discharged with fair accuracy (AUC) = 0.71; 95% CI 0.59-0.87; P = 0.004). We present the first study showing differences in faecal VOC profiles between children with SAM who survived and those who died. VOC analysis holds potential to help discover metabolic pathways within the intestinal microbiome with causal association with mortality and target treatments in children with SAM.Trial Registration: The F75 study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02246296.
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- Deborah A van den Brink
- Department of Paediatrics, Centre for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma, Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Centre for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
- KEMRI/Welcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
- KEMRI/Welcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Centre for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya.
- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Bourdon C, Bartels RH, Chimwezi E, Kool J, Chidzalo K, Perot L, Brals D, Bandsma RHJ, Boele van Hensbroek M, Voskuijl WP. The clinical use of longitudinal bio-electrical impedance vector analysis in assessing stabilization of children with severe acute malnutrition. Clin Nutr 2020; 40:2078-2090. [PMID: 33097306 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children is determined using anthropometry. However, bio-electrical impedance (BI) analysis could improve the estimation of altered body composition linked to edema and/or loss of lean body mass in children with SAM. We aimed to assess: 1) the changes in BI parameters during clinical stabilization and 2) whether BI parameters add prognostic value for clinical outcome beyond the use of anthropometry. METHODS This prospective observational study enrolled children, aged 6-60 months, that were admitted at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, for complicated SAM (i.e., having either severe wasting or edematous SAM with a complicating illness). Height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and BI were measured on admission and after clinical stabilization. BI measures were derived from height-adjusted indices of resistance (R/H), reactance (Xc/H), and phase angle (PA) and considered to reflect body fluids and soft tissue in BI vector analysis (BIVA). RESULTS We studied 183 children with SAM (55% edematous; age 23.0 ± 12.0 months; 54% male) and 42 community participants (age 20.1 ± 12.3 months; male 62%). Compared to community participants, the BIVA of children with edematous SAM were short with low PA and positioned low on the hydration axis which reflects severe fluid retention. In contrast, children with severe wasting had elongated vectors with a PA that was higher than children with edematous SAM but lower than community participants. Their BIVA position fell within the top right quadrant linked to leanness and dehydration. BIVA from severely wasted and edematous SAM patients differed between groups and from community children both at admission and after stabilization (p < 0.001). Vector position shifted during treatment only in children with edematous SAM (p < 0.001) and showed a upward translation suggestive of fluid loss. While PA was lower in children with SAM, PA did not contribute more than anthropometry alone towards explaining mortality, length of stay, or time-to-discharge or time-to-mortality. The variability and heterogeneity in BI measures was high and their overall added predictive value for prognosis of individual children was low. CONCLUSIONS BIVA did not add prognostic value over using anthropometry alone to predict clinical outcome. Several implementation challenges need to be optimized. Thus, in low-resource settings, the routine use of BI in the management of pediatric malnutrition is questionable without improved implementation.
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- Céline Bourdon
- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, NJ, USA
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- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, Nairobi, Kenya; Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Daniel AI, Bandsma RH, Lytvyn L, Voskuijl WP, Potani I, van den Heuvel M. Psychosocial stimulation interventions for children with severe acute malnutrition: a systematic review. J Glob Health 2018; 7:010405. [PMID: 28567278 PMCID: PMC5441448 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.010405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The WHO Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children include a recommendation to provide sensory stimulation or play therapy for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). This systematic review was performed to synthesize evidence around this recommendation. Specifically, the objective was to answer the question: “In children with severe acute malnutrition, does psychosocial stimulation improve child developmental, nutritional, or other outcomes?” Methods A review protocol was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO 2016: CRD42016036403). MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched with terms related to SAM and psychosocial stimulation. Studies were selected if they applied a stimulation intervention in children with SAM and child developmental and nutritional outcomes were assessed. Findings were presented within a narrative synthesis and a summary of findings table. Quality of the evidence was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Findings Only two studies, both non–randomized controlled trials, met the selection criteria for this review. One was conducted in Jamaica (1975) with a follow–up period of 14 years; the other was done in Bangladesh (2002) with a six–month follow–up. At the individual study level, each of the included studies demonstrated significant differences in child development outcomes between intervention and control groups. Only the study conducted in Bangladesh demonstrated a clinically significant increase in weight–for–age z–scores in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusions The evidence supporting the recommendation of psychosocial stimulation for children with SAM is not only sparse, but also of very low quality across important outcomes. High–quality trials are needed to determine the effects of psychosocial stimulation interventions on outcomes in children with SAM.
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- Allison I Daniel
- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.,Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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Daniel AI, van den Heuvel M, Voskuijl WP, Gladstone M, Bwanali M, Potani I, Bourdon C, Njirammadzi J, Bandsma RHJ. The Kusamala Program for primary caregivers of children 6-59 months of age hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:550. [PMID: 29149905 PMCID: PMC5693531 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2299-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with high mortality rates and impairments in growth and development in children that do survive. There are complex nutritional, health, and behavioural risk factors involving severely malnourished children and their primary caregivers, requiring integrated intervention approaches. Methods A cluster-randomized controlled trial at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a 4-day hospital-based intervention programme directed at primary caregivers. This programme, titled the Kusamala Program, aims to improve developmental and nutritional outcomes in children with SAM. Up to six primary caregivers and their children will be enrolled to groups each week, which will be randomly allocated to intervention or comparison arms. The intervention package consists of interactive counselling on three modules: 1) nutrition and feeding; 2) water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and 3) psychosocial stimulation. Data collection will be performed at enrolment, at discharge from hospital, and at 6 months following discharge. The primary outcome is child development assessed with the Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool (MDAT), a validated measure of gross and fine motor, language, and social development. Discussion This intervention programme is unique because it utilizes primary caregivers’ time spent in-hospital while children receive treatment for SAM. The programme has the potential to be effective in addressing multiple aspects of child, nutrition and development. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03072433. Registered on 7 March 2017. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2299-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Allison I Daniel
- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.,The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Moyo Nutritional Rehabilitation and Research Unit, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Moyo Nutritional Rehabilitation and Research Unit, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.,The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,The Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network (CHAIN), Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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Bartels RH, Bourdon C, Potani I, Mhango B, van den Brink DA, Mponda JS, Muller Kobold AC, Bandsma RH, Boele van Hensbroek M, Voskuijl WP. Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr 2017; 190:85-92.e2. [PMID: 28912050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the benefits of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a randomized, controlled trial in 90 children aged 6-60 months with complicated severe acute malnutrition at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi. All children received standard care; the intervention group also received PERT for 28 days. RESULTS Children treated with PERT for 28 days did not gain more weight than controls (13.7 ± 9.0% in controls vs 15.3 ± 11.3% in PERT; P = .56). Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was present in 83.1% of patients on admission and fecal elastase-1 levels increased during hospitalization mostly seen in children with nonedematous severe acute malnutrition (P <.01). Although the study was not powered to detect differences in mortality, mortality was significantly lower in the intervention group treated with pancreatic enzymes (18.6% vs 37.8%; P < .05). Children who died had low fecal fatty acid split ratios at admission. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was not improved by PERT, but children receiving PERT were more likely to be discharged with every passing day (P = .02) compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS PERT does not improve weight gain in severely malnourished children but does increase the rate of hospital discharge. Mortality was lower in patients on PERT, a finding that needs to be investigated in a larger cohort with stratification for edematous and nonedematous malnutrition. Mortality in severe acute malnutrition is associated with markers of poor digestive function. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN.com: 57423639.
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- Rosalie H Bartels
- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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- Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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Bartels RH, Meyer SL, Stehmann TA, Bourdon C, Bandsma RHJ, Voskuijl WP. Both Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Signs of Pancreatic Inflammation Are Prevalent in Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: An Observational Study. J Pediatr 2016; 174:165-70. [PMID: 27178623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess whether pancreatic function is impaired in children with severe acute malnutrition, is different between edematous vs nonedematous malnutrition, and improves by nutritional rehabilitation. STUDY DESIGN We followed 89 children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. Stool and blood samples were taken on admission and 3 days after initial stabilization to determine exocrine pancreatic function via fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) and serum trypsinogen and amylase levels. RESULTS A total of 33 children (37.1%) had nonedematous severe acute malnutrition, whereas 56 (62.9%) had edematous severe acute malnutrition. On admission, 92% of patients showed evidence of pancreatic insufficiency as measured by FE-1 <200 μg/g of stool. Patients with edematous severe acute malnutrition were more likely to have low FE-1 (98% vs 82.8%, P = .026). FE-1 levels remained low in these individuals throughout the assessment period. Serum trypsinogen was elevated (>57 ng/mL) in 28% and amylase in 21% (>110 U/L) of children, suggesting pancreatic inflammation. CONCLUSION Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is prevalent in children with severe acute malnutrition and especially in children with edematous severe acute malnutrition. In addition, biochemical signs suggestive of pancreatitis are common in children with severe acute malnutrition. These results have implications for standard rehabilitation treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition who may benefit from pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN.com: 13916953.
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- Rosalie H Bartels
- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Global Child Health Group, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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Kerac M, Postels DG, Mallewa M, Alusine Jalloh A, Voskuijl WP, Groce N, Gladstone M, Molyneux E. The interaction of malnutrition and neurologic disability in Africa. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2014; 21:42-9. [PMID: 24655404 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Malnutrition and neurodisability are both major public health problems in Africa. This review highlights key areas where they interact. This happens throughout life and starts with maternal malnutrition affecting fetal neurodevelopment with both immediate (eg, folate deficiency causing neural tube defects) and lifelong implications (eg, impaired cognitive function). Maternal malnutrition can also increase the risk of perinatal problems, including birth asphyxia, a major cause of neurologic damage and cerebral palsy. Macronutrient malnutrition can both cause and be caused by neurodisability. Mechanisms include decreased food intake, increased nutrient losses, and increased nutrient requirement. Specific micronutrient deficiencies can also lead to neurodisability, for example, blindness (vitamin A), intractable epilepsy (vitamin B6), and cognitive impairment (iodine and iron). Toxin ingestion (eg, from poorly processed cassava) can cause neurodisability including a peripheral polyneuropathy and a spastic paraparesis. We conclude that there is an urgent need for nutrition and disability programs to work more closely together.
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- Marko Kerac
- Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, University College London, UK; Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi
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- International Neurologic and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program, Michigan State University, MI
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Malawi
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- Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, University College London, UK
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Malawi.
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van den Berg MM, Bongers MEJ, Voskuijl WP, Benninga MA. No role for increased rectal compliance in pediatric functional constipation. Gastroenterology 2009; 137:1963-9. [PMID: 19699738 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2009] [Revised: 07/30/2009] [Accepted: 08/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Increased rectal compliance has been proposed to contribute to pediatric functional constipation (FC). We evaluated the clinical relevance of increased rectal compliance and assessed whether regular use of enemas improves rectal compliance in children with FC. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on children (8-18 years old) with FC. Pressure-controlled rectal distensions were performed at baseline and at 1 year. Rectal compliance was categorized into 3 groups: normal, moderately increased, or severely increased. Patients were randomly assigned to groups given conventional therapy or rectal enemas and conventional therapy. Clinical success was defined as >or=3 spontaneous defecations per week and fecal incontinence <1 per week. RESULTS Baseline measurements were performed in 101 children (11.0 +/- 2.1 years); rectal compliance was normal in 36%, moderately increased in 40%, and severely increased in 24%. Patients with severely increased rectal compliance had lower defecation frequency (P = .03), more fecal incontinence (P = .04), and more rectal fecal impaction (P < .001). After 1 year, success values were similar between groups: 42% normal, 41% moderately increased, and 40% with severely increased compliance. Barostat studies performed after 1 year in 80 children (37 conventional therapy and 43 rectal enemas in addition to conventional therapy) revealed that rectal compliance had not changed in either group and had not improved in successfully treated patients. CONCLUSIONS Constipated children with severely increased rectal compliance have severe symptoms. However, increased rectal compliance is not related to treatment failure. Regular use of enemas to avoid rectal fecal impaction does not improve rectal compliance in pediatric FC.
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- Maartje M van den Berg
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bongers MEJ, van den Berg MM, Reitsma JB, Voskuijl WP, Benninga MA. A randomized controlled trial of enemas in combination with oral laxative therapy for children with chronic constipation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 7:1069-74. [PMID: 19576297 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 06/20/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS After 5 years of intensive oral laxative use, up to 30% of constipated children still have an unsuccessful outcome. Children refractory to oral laxatives might benefit from regular rectal evacuation by enemas. This randomized controlled trial compared the effects of additional treatment with rectal enemas (intervention) with conventional treatment alone (oral laxatives, control) in severely constipated children. METHODS In a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands, 100 children, aged 8-18 years, with functional constipation for at least 2 years were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. The control group received education, behavioral strategies, and oral laxatives. The intervention group was also given 3 rectal enemas/week, reduced by 1 enema/week every 3 months. Outcome measures were defecation and fecal incontinence frequency and overall success at 12, 26, 39, and 52 weeks. Overall success was defined as 3 or more defecations/week and less than 1 fecal incontinence episode/week, irrespective of laxative use. RESULTS Defecation frequency normalized in both groups but was significantly higher in the intervention group compared with controls at 26 and 52 weeks (5.6 vs 3.9/week, P = .02, and 5.3 vs 3.9/week, P = .02, respectively). There were no significant differences between groups in reduction of fecal incontinence episodes (P = .49) and overall success rates (P = .67). After 1 year of treatment, the overall success rate was 47.1% in the intervention group versus 36.1% in the control group. CONCLUSIONS There is no additional effect of enemas compared with oral laxatives alone as maintenance therapy for severely constipated children.
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- Marloes E J Bongers
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van den Berg MM, Voskuijl WP, Boeckxstaens GE, Benninga MA. Rectal compliance and rectal sensation in constipated adolescents, recovered adolescents and healthy volunteers. Gut 2008; 57:599-603. [PMID: 17965058 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.125690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A subgroup of children with functional constipation (FC) are unresponsive to conventional treatment. Abnormal rectal function due to increased distensibility (compliance) might be an underlying mechanism of therapy-resistant FC. It is hypothesised that rectal compliance is normal in patients who are successfully recovered from FC (RC). METHODS Using a barostat, a pressure-controlled intermittent distension protocol was performed in FC patients, RC subjects free of symptoms for at least 4 years and healthy volunteers (HVs). Rectal compliance was calculated using a non-linear mixed-effect model for volume-pressure curves. RESULTS Forty-seven FC patients, median (range) age of 12 (11-17) years, and 20 RC subjects, 15 (11-18) years, were studied and compared with 22 HVs, 14 (8-16) years. The median (5th-95th percentile) rectal compliance in HVs was 16 (12-20) ml/mm Hg. FC patients had a median rectal compliance of 25 (13-47) ml/mm Hg and RC subjects 20 (12-35) ml/mm Hg, which was significantly higher compared with HVs (p<0.001 and p = 0.003). RC subjects had lower rectal compliance when compared with FC patients (p = 0.02). Forty-five percent of RC subjects had a rectal compliance above the upper limit of normal (>95th percentile of HVs), which was significantly less compared with 75% of FC patients (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION While rectal compliance in RC subjects is lower when compared with adolescents with FC, almost half of the RC subjects showed an increased rectal compliance. The role of rectal compliance in therapy-resistant FC seems limited, because recovery is possible despite an increased rectal compliance.
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- M M van den Berg
- Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Room C2-312, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bongers MEJ, Voskuijl WP, van Rijn RR, Benninga MA. The value of the abdominal radiograph in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Eur J Radiol 2006; 59:8-13. [PMID: 16632293 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Revised: 02/24/2006] [Accepted: 03/01/2006] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Functional gastrointestinal disorder is a common problem in childhood. The symptoms vary from a relative mild gastrointestinal problem such as abdominal pain or infrequent defecation to severe problems with fecal impaction and fecal incontinence. The aim of this review is to describe and evaluate the value of the different existing methods to assess fecal loading on an abdominal radiograph with or without the use of radio-opaque markers in the diagnosis of functional abdominal pain, functional constipation and functional non-retentive fecal incontinence. In our opinion, the abdominal radiograph has limited value in the diagnostic work-up of children with functional gastrointestinal disorders.
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- Marloes E J Bongers
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Voskuijl WP, van Ginkel R, Benninga MA, Hart GA, Taminiau JAJM, Boeckxstaens GE. New insight into rectal function in pediatric defecation disorders: disturbed rectal compliance is an essential mechanism in pediatric constipation. J Pediatr 2006; 148:62-7. [PMID: 16423599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.08.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2004] [Revised: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 08/02/2005] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate rectal sensitivity in patients with pediatric constipation (PC) and nonretentive fecal soiling (FNRFS) using pressure-controlled distention (barostat). STUDY DESIGN Thresholds for rectal sensitivity (first sensation, urge to defecate, and pain), and rectal compliance were determined using a barostat. RESULTS A total of 69 patients with PC (50 males; mean age, 10.9 +/- 2.2 years) and 19 patients with FNRFS (15 males; mean age, 10.0 +/- 1.9 years) were compared with 22 healthy volunteers (HVs) (11 males; mean age, 12.7 +/- 2.6 years). Sensitivity thresholds were not significantly different among the 3 groups. Rectal compliance was increased in 58% of the patients with PC (P < .0001 vs HVs). Rectal compliance did not differ between patients with FNRFS and HVs. Children with PC with abnormal rectal function required significantly larger rectal volumes at urge to defecate. CONCLUSIONS Increased compliance is the most prominent feature in patients with PC. Because of higher compliance in these children, larger stool volumes are required to reach the intrarectal pressure of the urge to defecate. Children with FNRFS have normal rectal function.
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- Wieger P Voskuijl
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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de Lorijn F, van Rijn RR, Heijmans J, Reitsma JB, Voskuijl WP, Henneman ODF, Taminiau JA, Benninga MA. The Leech method for diagnosing constipation: intra- and interobserver variability and accuracy. Pediatr Radiol 2006; 36:43-9. [PMID: 16283286 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-0031-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2005] [Revised: 08/30/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The data concerning the value of a plain abdominal radiograph in childhood constipation are inconsistent. Recently, positive results have been reported of a new radiographic scoring system, "the Leech method", for assessing faecal loading. OBJECTIVE To assess intra- and interobserver variability and determine diagnostic accuracy of the Leech method in identifying children with functional constipation (FC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 89 children (median age 9.8 years) with functional gastrointestinal disorders were included in the study. Based on clinical parameters, 52 fulfilled the criteria for FC, six fulfilled the criteria for functional abdominal pain (FAP), and 31 for functional non-retentive faecal incontinence (FNRFI); the latter two groups provided the controls. To assess intra- and interobserver variability of the Leech method three scorers scored the same abdominal radiograph twice. A Leech score of 9 or more was considered as suggestive of constipation. ROC analysis was used to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Leech method in separating patients with FC from control patients. RESULTS Significant intraobserver variability was found between two scorers (P=0.005 and P<0.0001), whereas there was no systematic difference between the two scores of the other scorer (P=0.89). The scores between scorers differed systematically and displayed large variability. The area under the ROC curve was 0.68 (95% CI 0.58-0.80), indicating poor diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSIONS The Leech scoring method for assessing faecal loading on a plain abdominal radiograph is of limited value in the diagnosis of FC in children.
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- Fleur de Lorijn
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Voskuijl WP, Reitsma JB, van Ginkel R, Büller HA, Taminiau JAJM, Benninga MA. Longitudinal follow-up of children with functional nonretentive fecal incontinence. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006; 4:67-72. [PMID: 16431307 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2005.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Functional nonretentive fecal incontinence (FNRFI), incontinence in the absence of signs of fecal retention, is a frustrating phenomenon in children. No data on long-term outcome are available. The aim was to investigate the long-term outcome of FNRFI patients after intensive medical treatment. METHODS Between 1990 and 1999, 119 patients (96 boys) with FNRFI were enrolled in 2 prospective, randomized trials investigating the effect of biofeedback training and/or laxative treatment. Follow-up (FU) was performed at 6 months, 1 year, and thereafter annually until September 2004. A standardized questionnaire was used to evaluate symptoms. Success was defined as a fecal incontinence frequency <1 per 2 weeks. RESULTS Median age (25th-75th percentiles) was 9.2 years (range, 7.9-11.6 years). A 90% FU was achieved at all stages of the study. After 2 years of intensive therapy, 33 of 112 (29.5%) patients were successfully treated. The cumulative success percentage after 7 years of FU was 80%. At the biologic ages of 12 and 18 years, 49.4% (40/81) and 15.5% (9/58), respectively, of the patients still had fecal incontinence. Duration of fecal incontinence, with 4 years of age as the starting age for fecal incontinence (when a child should be toilet trained), was not related to successful outcome or relapse. Relapse occurred in 37% of patients. CONCLUSIONS Only 29% of the patients with FNRFI were successfully treated after 2 years of intensive treatment. Despite recovery in the majority of patients beyond puberty, at age 18 years, 15% continued to have fecal incontinence.
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- Wieger P Voskuijl
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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De Lorijn F, Reitsma JB, Voskuijl WP, Aronson DC, Ten Kate FJ, Smets AMJB, Taminiau JAJM, Benninga MA. Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease: a prospective, comparative accuracy study of common tests. J Pediatr 2005; 146:787-92. [PMID: 15973319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic accuracy of contrast enema (CE), anorectal manometry (ARM), and rectal suction biopsy (RSB) for the detection of Hirschsprung's disease (HD). STUDY DESIGN Following a prospective protocol, infants suspected of HD underwent all 3 index tests. Children with positive results on 2 or more index tests or who continued to have severe bowel problems underwent a full thickness biopsy as reference standard. Clinical follow-up was the reference standard in all other children. RESULTS Between 2000 and 2003, 111 consecutive patients (67 boys; median age, 5.3 months) in whom HD was suspected were enrolled. HD was found in 28 patients. RSB had the highest sensitivity (93%) and specificity (100%) rates, but values were not significantly different from CE (sensitivity, 76%; specificity, 97%) or from ARM (sensitivity, 83%; specificity, 93%). Inconclusive test results occurred in 8 infants with CE, in 15 infants with ARM because of agitation, and in 2 infants with RSB. CONCLUSION RSB is the most accurate test for diagnosing HD, and it has the lowest rate of inconclusive test results.
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- Fleur De Lorijn
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's hospital AMC/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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de Lorijn F, Voskuijl WP, Omari TI, Kok JH, Taminiau JAJM, Benninga MA. Assessment of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex in preterm infants with delayed meconium passage. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2005; 40:434-7. [PMID: 15795590 DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000150420.00161.b9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an inverse relationship between gestational age, birth weight and the time of first neonatal bowel movement. The authors hypothesized that delayed passage of meconium might result from a delayed maturation of the recto-anal inhibitory reflex (RAIR) in premature infants. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the RAIR is absent in very preterm infants 28-32 weeks postmenstrual age with delayed meconium production. STUDY DESIGN Anorectal manometry was performed in 10 preterm infants (seven male) with delayed meconium production (no meconium in the first 48 hours). Median postmenstrual age was 30 weeks (28-31 weeks). Birth weight ranged from 780 to 1930 g (median, 1395 g). A micromanometric assembly (outer diameter, 2.0 mm) was used which incorporated a 1.5-cm-long sleeve sensor for measurement of resting anal sphincter pressure and relaxation. Four side-holes recorded anal and rectal pressures. Rectal distension was performed with direct air insufflation to elicit the RAIR. RESULTS The time from birth to passage of meconium ranged from 48 to 105 hours (median, 82 hours). The mean anal sphincter pressure, rectal pressure, and anal sphincter oscillation frequency were 22.0 +/- 5.0 mm Hg, 6.9 +/- 2.0 mm Hg, and 9.8 +/- 1.9/min, respectively. A normal RAIR was elicited in all infants. CONCLUSION Anorectal manometry recordings in premature infants with delayed passage of meconium showed normal anorectal pressures and a normal RAIR, suggesting that delayed meconium passage is not related to the absence of a RAIR.
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- F de Lorijn
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Voskuijl WP, van der Zaag-Loonen HJ, Ketel IJG, Grootenhuis MA, Derkx BHF, Benninga MA. Health related quality of life in disorders of defecation: the Defecation Disorder List. Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:1124-7. [PMID: 15557046 PMCID: PMC1719773 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.037465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Constipation and encopresis frequently cause problems with respect to emotional wellbeing, and social and family life. Instruments to measure Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in these disorders are not available. METHODS A disease specific HRQoL instrument, the "Defecation Disorder List" (DDL) for children with constipation or functional non-retentive faecal soiling (FNRFS) was developed using accepted guidelines. For each phase of the process, different samples of patients were used. The final phase of development included 27 children. Reliability was assessed in two ways: internal consistency of domains with Cronbach's alpha, and test-retest reliability with intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC). To assess validity, comparable items and domains were correlated with Tacqol, a generic HRQoL instrument for children (TNO-AZL). RESULTS In the final phase of the development, 27 children completed the instrument. It consisted of 37 items in four domains. The response rate was 96%. Reliability was good for all domains, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.61 to 0.76. Measures of test-retest stability were good for all four domains with ICCs ranging from 0.82 to 0.92. Validity based on comparison with the Tacqol instrument was moderate. CONCLUSION The DDL is promising as a measure of HRQoL in childhood defecation disorders.
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- W P Voskuijl
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- M A Benninga
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Voskuijl WP, Heijmans J, Heijmans HSA, Taminiau JAJM, Benninga MA. Use of Rome II criteria in childhood defecation disorders: applicability in clinical and research practice. J Pediatr 2004; 145:213-7. [PMID: 15289770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence of pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders with the use of the Rome II criteria and to compare these data with the classic Iowa criteria. STUDY DESIGN Patients recorded defecation and encopresis frequency. A standard history was taken and a physical examination including a rectal examination was done. The prevalence of both criteria was assessed and compared. RESULTS One hundred ninety-eight consecutive patients (age, 0.66 to 15.76 years; 131 male subjects) were included. According to the Rome II criteria, 64%, 18%, and 21% of patients fulfilled the criteria for functional constipation, functional fecal retention, and functional nonretentive fecal soiling, respectively. Using the classic criteria, 74% and 18% of patients fulfilled the criteria for pediatric constipation and solitary encopresis, respectively; 16% of the patients fulfilling the pediatric constipation criteria were not recognized by the Rome II constipation criteria. Fair agreement was found between functional nonretentive fecal soiling and solitary encopresis. Encopresis was present in 79% of constipated children. CONCLUSIONS The Rome criteria are restrictive and exclude several children with constipation. We recommend including encopresis and rectal digital examination and excluding arbitrary age limits and retentive behavior in the revision of the Rome criteria.
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- Wieger P Voskuijl
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Benninga MA, Voskuijl WP, Akkerhuis GW, Taminiau JA, Büller HA. Colonic transit times and behaviour profiles in children with defecation disorders. Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:13-6. [PMID: 14709493 PMCID: PMC1755916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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AIMS To evaluate children referred for defecation disorders using the child behavioural checklist (CBCL). METHODS A total of 215 patients were divided into three groups: 135 (5-14 years of age) with paediatric constipation (PC), 56 (5-17 years) with functional non-retentive faecal soiling (FNRFS), and 24 (5-16 years) with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). Behavioural scores were correlated with colonic transit time (CTT) and anorectal function parameters (manometry and EMG). RESULTS No significant differences in the mean CBCL scores were found among the three patient groups. However, children with PC and FNRFS had significantly more behavioural problems than the Dutch normative sample, while children with RAP had scores within the normal range. No significant differences were found between CTT in the patient groups, with respect to the CBCL. Similarly, no significant difference existed between children able or unable to relax their pelvic floor muscles during defecation attempts and their behaviour profiles. CONCLUSION There seems to be no relation between colonic/anorectal function and specific behavioural profiles. On the other hand, children with defecation disorders show more behavioural problems than do controls.
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- M A Benninga
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Voskuijl WP, van Ginkel R, Taminiau JA, Boeckxstaens GE, Benninga MA. Loperamide suppositories in an adolescent with childhood-onset functional non-retentive fecal soiling. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2003; 37:198-200. [PMID: 12883310 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200308000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Wieger P Voskuijl
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Children with chronic abdominal pain have a heterogeneous clinical presentation, but no organic cause can be identified in most of them. Some children present with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We hypothesized that visceral hypersensitivity and motor abnormalities may be underlying mechanisms in these children. METHODS Rectal sensation and rectal contractile response to a meal were studied in 8 children with IBS and 8 children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and were compared with those of 9 healthy volunteers (HVs). RESULTS The threshold for pain, but not that for first sensation and urge to defecate, was significantly decreased in IBS patients (6 +/- 1 mm Hg) compared with FAP patients and HVs (17 +/- 1 and 22 +/- 2 mm Hg, respectively). In HVs and patients with FAP, ingestion of a meal induced a decrease in rectal volume with an early and late component. This motor pattern was absent in children with IBS. In IBS patients, no rapid volume waves were observed during fasting in contrast to FAP patients (2.7 +/- 0.3/10 min) and HVs (1.8 +/- 0.5/10 min). CONCLUSIONS Children fulfilling the Rome II criteria for IBS have a significantly lowered threshold for pain and a disturbed contractile response to a meal. Comparable to results reported in adults, sensory and motor abnormalities might play a pathophysiologic role in childhood IBS.
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- R Van Ginkel
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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