Burns
Conditions
Keywords
nutrition assessment, pediatric
Brief summary
The investigators are collecting information on the calorie needs of patients in the first year postburn. The investigators hypothesize that increased energy needs continue for up to a year following wound closure from burn injury.
Interventions
OTHERcalories measured 5x following wound healing
measure REE at various time points postburn
Sponsors
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Study design
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \>25% burn surface area * Wounds present as 95% healed * Admitted to Shriners Hospital Cincinnati within 7 days of injury
Exclusion criteria
* \<5years old * \<25% burn injury * admitted greater than 7 days postburn
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed