The association between nutritional status measured by body mass index and outcomes in the pediatric intensive care unit
Our findings showed that PICU patients who were underweight had higher odds of prolonged PICU stay and PICU mortality than their normal-weight counterparts. This underscores the importance of closely monitoring underweight patients in the PICU upon admission in order to improve clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Ali Nikparast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-2584)
- Seyyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-6487)
- Zahra Pournasiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-2298)
- Mahsa Bakhtiary
- Seyedeh Masumeh Hashemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-3001)
- Golaleh Asghari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7925-5158)
- Azita Behzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5399-6735)
Institutions
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- Children's Medical Center (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1421155
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.24
Funders
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences