Critically Ill Children
Conditions
Brief summary
This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients.
Detailed description
This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients. The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to better meet protein needs of ICU critically ill children
Interventions
OTHERPeptide-based enteral formula
Peptide-based, higher protein and higher calorie enteral formula
OTHERRetrospective review of enteral tube feeding formula
Enteral formula tube feeding will be retrospectively reviewed
Sponsors
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children aged 1-18 years old with enteral feeding access and anticipated to be fed for 5 days
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enteral formula volume | 5 days | Daily total formula volume (mL) delivered |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enteral feeding interruptions | 5 days | yes/no; if yes, reason for interruption |
| Diarrhea | 5 days | yes/no; if yes, frequency in 24 hour period |
| Protein modular | 5 days | yes/no; if yes, dose (g/mL) and schedule |
| Elevated gastric residuals | 5 days | yes/no; if yes, amount (mL) in 24 hour period |
| Abdominal distention/pain | 5 days | yes/no |
| Vomiting | 5 days | yes/no; if yes, frequency in 24 hour period |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed