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Nutritional Monitoring of a Pediatric Burn Patient
Author(s) -
Hutsler Deborah A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/011542659100600111
Subject(s) - medicine , parenteral nutrition , intensive care medicine , gastric emptying , pediatric burn , enteral administration , surgery , stomach
The pediatric burn patient presents a particular challenge nutritionally. Nutritional reserves are limited, and excesses are often poorly tolerated. Ongoing monitoring is essential for discovering at an early stage the dynamic shifts in energy, protein, and other nutrients that may be occurring. Adequate enteral intake may be difficult to achieve as a result of repeated holding of feedings on surgery days and gastrointestinal tolerance problems such as poor gastric emptying and abdominal distention. This case report illustrates techniques, such as the nutritional assessment record and parenteral nutrition evaluation form, which may assist the clinician in optimizing the nutritional management of the patient.