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Effects of Parenteral Nutrition on Whole Body and Extremity Composition in Children and Adolescents with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
Lin ChuanHoa,
Lerner Aaron,
Rossi Thomas M.,
Feld Leonard G.,
Riddlesberger Merchline M.,
Lebenthal Emanuel
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607189013004366
Subject(s) - parenteral nutrition , medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , short bowel syndrome , disease , composition (language) , intensive care medicine , linguistics , philosophy
The effect of parenteral nutrition (PN), combined with corticosteroid therapy, on body composition was evaluated in 22 pediatric patients with active and complicated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The patients were divided into two groups according to the duration of PN. Group A consisted of 14 patients who received PN for an average of 43 days (short term) whereas eight patients received PN for an average of 104 days (long term); group B. Nutritional assessments were performed before and following the PN periods. In addition, a follow‐up assessment was performed 50 days after the cessation of PN for group A. Serial evaluations included; weight, height, disease activity score, arm anthropometry, sub‐scapular skinfold (SSSF) thickness, 24‐hr urinary creatinine, and computed tomography (CT) scan of the thigh. Following PN with a glucose‐fat mixture used as a nonprotein energy source, there were significant ( p < 0.05) increases in weight, SSSF, and muscle mass (MM) in both groups. Disease activity declined in both groups and height increased in group B and at the follow‐up assessment for group A. Considering extremity composition, both groups exhibited increases in midarm muscle area, midarm fat area, thigh muscle area, and thigh fat area. However, a differential distribution of incremental change was observed depending on the duration of PN. Fat deposition predominated in both the upper and lower extremities for group A. Group B patients, however, although showing a predominance of fat accumulation in the upper extremities, gained muscle and fat components equally in the lower extremities. The results indicate that the weight gain observed following the use of PN in patients with active and complicated IBD represents a deposition of muscle and fat at both whole body and extremity level and point out the importance of supplying glucose and fat as nonprotein energy sources in order to achieve better body composition. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 13: 366–371, 1989)