Research progress of perioperative energy metabolism in infants with congenital heart disease / 中华临床营养杂志

Nutritional risk is present in a large proportion of infants with congenital heart disease,which is associated with various factors including malnutrition,pulmonary hypertension,and hemodynamic instability.Standard perioperative nutrition support may effectively decrease nutritional risk and has become an essential part in clinical treatment of congenital heart disease.Understanding the rules of perioperative energy metabolism is key to nutrition support.This article reviews the progress of research on the energy metabolism in infants with congenital heart disease in perioperative period,aiming to provide evidence for clinical nutrition support in this group of patients.