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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
1944 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2018-01-10
2019-04-10
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Specific aim 2: To describe world-wide patterns of nutritional therapies in the PICU.environment: use of guidelines/use of adjuncts (acid suppression, motility, etc.)/glycemic control strategy/etc. To describe these practices in subgroups of: cardiac, surgical, medical, oncology/stem cell transplant patients in the PICU.
Specific aim 3: To examine enteral nutrition practices, including timing, route (gastric vs. post pyloric), adjuncts, and enteral nutrition (EN) intolerance definitions, in PICU patients worldwide Specific aim 4: To examine the current practices around parenteral nutrition prescription during the first week of critical illness in the PICU; time of initiation (early vs. late), rationale, threshold for initiation.
Primary predictor: nutritional adequacy (energy, protein) Secondary predictors: nutritional status, use of guidelines/site level indicators (location, staffing), use of adjuncts (acid suppression, motility, etc.), EN intolerance, subgroups (cardiac, surgical, medical, oncology/stem cell transplant), EN route/timing
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Interventions
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No intervention
No intervention - exposure is mechanical ventilation in PICU
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients 1 month to 18 years of age, admitted to the PICU and requiring mechanical ventilation with an anticipated length of PICU stay of 3 days or more.
Exclusion Criteria
* Subjects \< 1 month or \> 18 years, PICU length of stay \< 3 days, not mechanically ventilated, receiving compassionate care only towards end of life, or enrolled in a nutrition intervention trial
1 Month
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Boston Children's Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nilesh M. Mehta
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Principal Investigators
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Nilesh M Mehta, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Boston Children's Hospital
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Velazco CS, Zurakowski D, Fullerton BS, Bechard LJ, Jaksic T, Mehta NM. Nutrient delivery in mechanically ventilated surgical patients in the pediatric critical care unit. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan;52(1):145-148. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.041. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
Bechard LJ, Mehta NM. Nutritional Assessment Must be Prioritized for Critically Ill Children in the PICU. Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr;45(4):e464. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002220. No abstract available.
Albert BD, Zurakowski D, Bechard LJ, Priebe GP, Duggan CP, Heyland DK, Mehta NM. Enteral Nutrition and Acid-Suppressive Therapy in the PICU: Impact on the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Oct;17(10):924-929. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000915.
Bechard LJ, Duggan C, Touger-Decker R, Parrott JS, Rothpletz-Puglia P, Byham-Gray L, Heyland D, Mehta NM. Nutritional Status Based on Body Mass Index Is Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children in the PICU. Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug;44(8):1530-7. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001713.
Mehta NM, Bechard LJ, Zurakowski D, Duggan CP, Heyland DK. Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Jul;102(1):199-206. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.104893. Epub 2015 May 13.
Martinez EE, Bechard LJ, Mehta NM. Nutrition algorithms and bedside nutrient delivery practices in pediatric intensive care units: an international multicenter cohort study. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Jun;29(3):360-7. doi: 10.1177/0884533614530762. Epub 2014 Apr 16.
Mehta NM, Bechard LJ, Cahill N, Wang M, Day A, Duggan CP, Heyland DK. Nutritional practices and their relationship to clinical outcomes in critically ill children--an international multicenter cohort study*. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jul;40(7):2204-11. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31824e18a8.
Bechard LJ, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Mehta NM. Time to achieve delivery of nutrition targets is associated with clinical outcomes in critically ill children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Nov 8;114(5):1859-1867. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab244.
Related Links
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Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition website
Other Identifiers
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P00025098
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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