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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedBurgermaster M, Murray M, Saiman L
Associations between enteral nutrition and acute respiratory infection among patients in New York metropolitan region pediatric long-term care facilities.
This study investigated the outcomes of children and a subsample of infants in pediatric long-term care facilities are need enteral nutrition (EN). Those patients who need EN had a higher risk of acute pediatric infection (ARI) and a lower odds of discharge than those who did not. Infants had a particular higher risk of comorbidities and infections when they were fed using percutaneous feeding tubes.
AHRQ-funded; HS021470.
Citation: Burgermaster M, Murray M, Saiman L .
Associations between enteral nutrition and acute respiratory infection among patients in New York metropolitan region pediatric long-term care facilities.
Nutr Clin Pract 2018 Dec;33(6):865-71. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10017..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Nutrition, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient Safety, Respiratory Conditions, Long-Term Care