Comparison of Nutritional Status before and after Treatment with Pre diasure on Children with Anorexia
- VernacularTitle:小安素干预治疗前后畏食症患儿营养状况比较
- Author:
xiao-shan, QIU
;
zhi-feng, CHEN
;
xiao-hua, HE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
enteral nutrient;
children;
anorexia
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of the enteral nutrient(Pediasure) on making improvements in nutritional status of children with anorexia.Methods Thirty children were treated with pediasure for 2 months, twice a day, and height(Ht),weight(Wt),AG,TSF,SSF,ASF,RBC,Hb were measured before and after treatment and their appetites,alimentary canal reactions were recorded.Results Compared with the effects after 2 months, the average Ht,Wt,AG,SF all increased, and there was significant difference between pretreatment and after treatment(P0.05). All of the 30 children had no adverse reactions during treatment.Twenty-two children (73.33%) had better appetites and increased the amount of eating after treatment.Conclusion The study suggests that pediasure may be safely used in the treatment of children′s anorexia and effectively improve patients′ nutrition without adverse reactions.
