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Refeeding Syndrome in Critically Ill Children

54 participantsStarted 2024-10-01

Plain-language summary

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is the a metabolic disturbance which occurs as a result of reinstitution of nutrition in people who are starved, severely malnourished, or metabolically stressed because of severe illness. When too much food or liquid nutrition supplement is eaten during the initial three to seven days following a malnutrition event, the production of glycogen, fat and protein in cells may cause low serum concentrations of potassium, magnesium and phosphate.

Who can participate

Age range1 Month – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children included were those (1month to 18 years) admitted at hospital with minimum of one phosphorus, potassium, and/or magnesium assay and who are severely malnourished and starved (no feeding )for at least 3 days then received exclusive or supplemental nutritional support. Undernourished children (body mass index z-score \< -2 standard deviations) were considered at risk of refeeding syndrome. The ASPEN critiera were used to identify those with probable refeeding syndrome. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients age less than 1month and more than 18 years' old and patients with CKD ,liver cirrhosis and endocrinal diseases.

What they're measuring

Determine the numbers of patients who developed refeeding syndrome according to ASPEN criteria , those who develop one significant electrolyte disorder (decrease ≥ 10% in phosphorus, potassium, and/or magnesium) within the first

Timeframe: Basline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06583928

SponsorAssiut University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-01

Contact for this trial

Manal Mohamed Ali

+20116460406 manalmohamedali411@gmail.com

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