The acute metabolic response to injury in children -- Nutritional assessment of the critically ill child -- Energy and macronutrient requirements in the critically ill child -- Micronutrient requirements in the critically ill child -- Fluid-electrolyte and acid base requirements -- Drug -- nutrient interactions -- Parenteral versus enteral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition in the critically ill child -- Guidelines and algorithms for feeding the critically ill child -- Neonate -- Trauma including traumatic brain injury -- Burns and wound healing -- Solid-organ transplantation -- Renal failure -- Pulmonary failure -- Gastrointestinal issues including hepatic failure and acute pancreatitis -- Nutrition for the postoperative cardiothoracic patient -- Nutrition support of the pediatric surgical ICU patient -- Immunonutrition -- Cancer and immunodeficiency -- Care of the obese child in the PICU -- Nutrition in resource-limited settings -- Nursing considerations in the provision of nutrition support to the critically ill child -- Case studies.
Summary:
Understanding the unique nutritional needs of infants and children in the pediatric critical care unit and written with the goal of shortening recovery time and improving overall clinical outcomes, Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition is the first text to offer comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the nutritional needs of infants and children in the pediatric care unit. This practical text imparts basic concepts, critically appraises the literature, and provides a complete review of the key principles of pediatric critical care nutrition. Combining clinical strategies with a compilation of available evidence, Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition, covers essential topics such as: Metabolic alterations and nutrients in the critically ill child - Delivery of nutrition support to the critically ill child - Disease-related nutrition considerations including burns and wound healing, solid-organ transplantation, renal and pulmonary failure, gastrointestinal issues, cancer, obesity, and more - Practical aspects of the delivery of nutrition support. Optimum nutrition therapy is essential during the entire continuum of critical illness until recovery, and requires the multidisciplinary awareness, knowledge, and effort taught in this groundbreaking text.
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