Does resting energy expenditure increase in children with newly diagnosed solid malignant tumor? / 临床儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To gather observational data on resting energy expenditure(REE)of children with newly diagnosed malignant solid tumor, and to examine factors that might be relevant to their energy expenditure change. Methods It is a retrospective study. Data from sixty-one patients with newly diagnosed malignant tumor admitted to department of pediatric surgery in Xinhua Hospital were reviewed in this study. Resting energy expenditure was measured by indirect calorimetry. Patients with benign tumor admitted during the same period were used as the control group. Results The difference of percentage of patients with normal, decreased, or increased REE between benign and malignant groups was not significant(χ2 = 0.466, P = 0.792). Patients with one or more gastrointestinal symptoms had higher percent of Pre-REE compared with patients without any gastrointestinal symptoms, but no significant difference existed(119.8±80.4 vs 91.1±27.2, Z = 0.746, P = 0.456). Different tumor types were associated with different effects on REE. There was no significant difference in REE levels between patients with decreased diet intake and those without(Z = 0.528, P = 0.598). Conclusions It is confirmed that not all patients with malignant tumor have an increased REE. Moreover, the tumor site might be an independent factor affecting patients' REE level.