How to nutritional support for pediatric liver failure
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2017.01.004
- VernacularTitle:肝功能衰竭患儿如何进行营养支持
- Author:
Xi XIONG
- Keywords:
Liver failure;
Malnutrition;
Nutritional support;
Children
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2017;24(1):13-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Malnutrition occurs as a result of inadequate nutrient intake,malabsorption and altered me-tabolism in pediatric liver failure. Malnutrition may be associated with a poor outcome. The current evidence indicates that the provision of adjunctive nutritional support ( parenteral nutrition or enteral nutrition or nutri-tional supplements) to patients with a variety of liver diseases. It may be reasonable to start enteral nutrition in 5 to 7 days in acute liver failure or hepatic coma. According to individualized appropriate nutritional evalu-ation,the metabolic demand,to provide appropriate nutritional support in pediatric liver failure.
