Assessment of malnutrition for critically ill children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Malnutrition is a relatively common clinical problem.Some critically ill children have basic diseases,which lead to the increase of body metabolic rate.As a result,the incidence of malnutrition is higher than that of ordinary children.Malnutrition could decrease the immunity of critically ill children and increase the risk of infection and complications,then may prolong hospitalized course,affect prognosis,and increase mortality.Effective assessment of the nutritional starus of critically ill children as early as possible,detection of the malnutrition state timely,and conduction of clinical nutrition support ways,would promote the recovery of disease,and improve the prognosis.Currently international nutritional assessment methods consist of physical measurements,laboratory examination and nutritional risk screening.However,different nutrition assessment methods have different adaptability,as well as advantages and disadvantages.