Nutrition Support for Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgeries: A Narrative Review

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 443-454

  Wong, Judith J M ^a   Cheifetz, Ira M ^b   Ong, Chengsi ^a   Nakao, Masakazu ^a   Lee, Jan Hau ^a,c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cardiac intensive care; children; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; intensive care; nutrition; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CALORIMETRY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SCORING SYSTEM; THERMOGENESIS; CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 84991264761     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 2150136X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135115576929     Document Type: Article

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