Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children With Excess Weight: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Caroline Abud Drumond CostaRita MattielloGabriele Carra ForteGabriela Rupp Hanzen AndradesFrancielly CrestaniIzadora Petruk DalenogarePaulo Roberto EinloftFrancisco BrunoCristian Tedesco TonialPedro Celiny Ramos Garcia

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2020)

Nutrition status was not independently associated with poor outcomes. However, overweight should be considered a potential risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in PICU admissions.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
body mass index
young adults
emergency department
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance